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What's the Goal Here?
Many years ago, my dad bought a small camper trailer and we set out from Texas to go to Michigan on a family vacation... (read more)

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Greater Things: Presence
How do you feel about surprises? Some folks love them. Some people hate them. Some of us ... well, we hate some and love others. I've had surprises that ... (read more)

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Greater Things: Devotion
I know, this sounds a lot like a rah-rah religious poster you'd find in a Christian bookstore that makes you feel good, but you are not sure you really ... (read more)

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UNPREDICTABLE: MY Lord!
Mary Magdalene wasn't even sure exactly why, but she was coming in the pre-dawn darkness to the tomb of Jesus. It was early on Sunday ... (read more)
Nicodemus and Joseph Save Easter?
Nicodemus had heard a rumor that Annas and Caiphas were going to illegally call a secret night meeting of their closest allies among the ... (read more)
Everything on the Line
What would you do if you knew you had the power and money to do anything you want & your time was short? Would you ... (read more)
Life on the Brink
As human beings, we are all going to fail at our most fundamental human tasks: we cannot keep our bodies alive and we cannot ... (read more)
More than Mr. Rogers
No one is more beloved for his TV career than Mr. Rogers. His soft, direct, kind and tender words to children communicated to ... (read more)
Eyes Opened!
Why, with such a great promise, would we ever miss this opportunity? Why, with so much at stake, would we ever abuse this ... (read more)
Faith on the Way Home
"Faith is the bird that sings, while it is still dark, in anticipation of the dawn." I am not sure where I first heard this or even who first ... (read more)
As Different as...
They were legends in the marriage and family field. One of them, my dad's first cousin, looked at our pre-marital inventory results shaking ... (read more)
When Water Becomes Wine
Each moment is crowded with eternal significance, yet our eyes are often blind: we expect only what is predictable. We miss God's grace in the ... (read more)
More than Words
We were tired -- exhausted would be the more accurate description. We had just returned from a week of working with about 100 volunteer ... (read more)
Open Doors, Open Hearts
Thirteen time zones from home and suffering a bit of jet lag, I awakened early this morning at 4:00. For the next hour, I tossed and turned ... (read more)
Better Broken: Forgiveness and Power
We all can make a mess of things. It starts when we are young. We don't even have to try to make a mess -- it's just what we do best sometimes. And our ... (read more)
Better Broken: 11!
11! "The Eleven" to be exact. That's how the apostles were known the seven weeks after Jesus' death. It was not a title of respect. Instead, it was a ... (read more)
Better Broken: The Plan
"You've gotta be kiddin' me!" That had to be the comment made by angels when Jesus returned to heaven. He was leaving the start of ... (read more)
Get Your Head Out of the Clouds!
We begin the New Year with the same ol' hype, same ol' commercials in different dress, and if we are not careful, the same ol' resolutions as ... (read more)
In a Dream
Years ago, the arrival of the Penney's Christmas catalogue and the Sear's Christmas Book sent our kids scrambling for a pen. They would then ... (read more)
Not Quite as We Have Told It
If we are honest, there simply are a lot of things that we get wrong about Jesus' birth. It's not that we don't care about the facts, we just seem to lose them in ... (read more)
A Child Will Lead Them
When I first took a class on family and marital therapy in grad school, I could understand the argument, but thought it was overstated ... (read more)
Why Shepherds?
Why was heaven's glory revealed to a bunch of nobodies in the middle of nowhere? While shepherds had once been held in high esteem among ... (read more)
The Gift of Influence: Teach to Obey
We're flying home on this Saturday after Thanksgiving with a lump in my throat and tears in my eyes. We've enjoyed a few special days with ... (read more)
Line in the Sand: Baptize!
Years ago, in the 1960's, my parents crammed their little boys in the car and we all went to the drive-in movie and saw The Alamo... (read more)
Beautiful Feet: Go!
How much did you spend on your feet this past year? Okay, I know that seems like a bit of an odd question, but humor me on this one. How much did you spend for ... (read more)
Last Words: First Priority
More than three decades have passed. It's hard to believe. The hospital where it happened, West Texas Medical Center, is no longer in ... (read more)
What Would You Say?
Two people you love are getting married. You are sitting there in the sanctuary as the preacher begins to address them and before they say their ... (read more)
Driven by Delight
Last week I wrote and also spoke on the subject of sexual intimacy. Thank you for your kind notes and messages. I have appreciated several tasteful touches ... (read more)
Holy Passion: Sacred Sexuality
Have you ever noticed how nervous church people get when someone talks about God and sex in the same sentence? We are not sure if we should mention ... (read more)
One Song
We are each given "One Tune" to sing with our life. God wants us to say to ourselves, "No one else can sing this tune quite like me!" A good friend ... (read more)
One Measure
You've probably seen the look before. I know I've seen the look before! There is a need in a church for someone to help in an important ... (read more)
Living for Just One!
What should I wear to worship God? How's that for asking a provocative question right from the start! Depending on who is asked, you can get ... (read more)
Unshakeable: 10 Years Revisited
That Tuesday morning was supposed to be special. I got up a little early and headed to the HEB parking lot in northern Pflugerville. I was waiting for ... (read more)
Just One: One Note
We have lived with this phrase so long that it is almost as universally accepted as the law of gravity. Yet when we first heard it as kids, we thought it... (read more)
One Tune!
Wow! What an exciting time of year. Back to school excitement (and dread) abounds! Why would I throw in that "dread" parenthesis? Simple. A whole bunch of ... (read more)
Let's DO It!
It's happened thousands of times this summer. A little kid sees a friend or older sibling jump off the high dive and wants to try it. So he or she ... (read more)
Come Away With Me
"Get away and get some rest!" You've heard people tell you that. I've heard people tell me that. But, I'm not a good "rester" or a good "get away" kind of ... (read more)
Why Go?
Our team is back from Peru and our mission to The Community. It's a long, tiring trip and an exhausting, though exhilarating, week. Many of us... (read more)
Down the Hill, Waiting for the Return
Have you ever wondered about the emotions at Jesus' ascension back to God at the end of his ministry? I know that's a strange question, but ... (read more)
If the Shoe Fits
Tonight, a bunch of tired people full of good food filed up three flights of stairs to trade right shoes with each other. Yep, you got it, a bit of a stinky ... (read more)
I Understand This
I don't get it. I admit it. I just don't understand! I don't understand why some folks who never should be parents can have five bazillion kids and some of the best parents in the world can't ... (read more)
Reunion!
The Lord's Day began early! Many of our group arrived at the hotel at 1:30 on Sunday morning -- 23 plus hours after they had gotten out of ... (read more)
Go
You've been "there," haven't you? You've accepted a job offer that requires a move that you believe is necessary, but you are not sure all that ... (read more)
Touchable Grace
Jesus out-touched his talk. He spent time physically being tender with these children in addition to talking about them. In doing so, Jesus showed us ... (read more)
My Father
Father. Few words can evoke such powerful emotions from all directions -- joy, sorrow, anger, laughter, regret, longing, fear, security ... (read more)
Same Thing, Only Different
Have you ever caught yourself using religious language to justify something you've done? Listen to your reasons for things underneath your words and you may surprise yourself. I know I have... (read more)
The Hardest Lesson Lost
I recently learned that the song that received the most radio and TV play time in the twentieth century was the Righteous Brother's song, "You've Lost that ... (read more)
Wasted Time!
"Doesn't anybody have to pay for what they have done?" That's a reaction I've gotten from a few folks about the parable we call "The Prodigal Son." Of course ... (read more)
The Hardest Lesson Learned
Isn't it amazing how quickly we can lose our way when we are on our own and think we are following the right path for ourselves? Years ago, ... (read more)
When these Ol' Walls Can't Speak
I've gone back a few times to look at the house where our kids did a lot of their growing up. However, I haven't gone by much lately, even though ... (read more)


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