News & Updates

Just about the time you’re checking into a motel room for a few days away, 20/20 comes out with another ultra violet light scandal. You’ve seen these programs before, right? Why do they always seem to air when you’re actually in a motel room? The ultra violet light exposes the nasty past of a room disguised by freshly made beds and toilet seat bands promoting “sanitized.” The undercover news program makes you squirm as you slide beneath the suspiciously named…

Preparation is everything. Without it, whole cities come to a frozen crawl. Just ask the mayor of Washington, D.C. A couple nights ago, the city was blanketed by a couple inches of snow. The mayor admitted they had prepared poorly, and things were just an icy mess. Now D.C. is bracing for close to thirty inches of snow. Without decided preparation, the two inches of snow from a couple days ago will seem like a mere municipal hangnail. On Sunday,…

I’m not sure I’ve used the familiar “use your inside voice” line on my kids. However, I’m quite confident I’ve shushed them a few times when the volume started to drift towards eleven. In fact, my younger two got a shush just last night when Trump and Cruz, at the Republican debate, went into attack mode on the value of New Yorkers. I had to hear that! There are inside etiquette rules, but also definitive outside, acceptable manners. You would…

What a terrific holiday break my family enjoyed. Traveling to Indiana to Ohio and back to the ATL was a great break for my soul. Our time was so rich. Sherry and I mourned the kids returning to school. But returning things back to a semblance of normal in a new year is always hard. Slow. Painful. To put one foot in front of the other can be incredibly challenging as a new year unfolds. Ask my kids about the…

I’ve been on a quiet, steady, non-hyper search for a robe. I’ve browsed several frocks online and in person. I mostly see housecoats and bathrobes. I need a garment of love… a tender, relational covering of a robe. The robe I’ve been looking for must be just right. It’s gotta be softer than the “ultra” most robe marketing touts. Cost is extremely negotiable if the perfect robe is located. The task has been great, the labor nothing short of love.…

When you’re traveling through an airport, do you take the people mover? Do you defiantly walk and race others under your own power because you can AND you’re just not that lazy? I take the people mover every time. I feel smarter as I out smart the health nuts trying to out maneuver with only physical fortitude. I beat them to the gate every time. And THAT is the goal. However, sometimes there are those ridiculous people who get on…

Years ago, here’s how the whole worship wars went down in so very many churches. As the era of Hymnal rule began to fade, video projectors starting lighting up many church buildings across America. By lighting up, I mean tempers and blood pressures were going up. Video projectors promoted heads lifted to sing new songs. Worship choruses were written by people who were still very much alive. Is there value in both ancient and modern forms of worship? Of course!…

Some eleven million kids will open up a Christmas shoebox this year. Inside the really good boxes will be a soccer ball to inflate, a child-sized striped tee shirt, a flashlight with batteries, a new plastic cup, soap and a plastic soap dish with cover, a toothbrush with a toothbrush cover, colored pencils, a jump rope, sunglasses, and a harmonica. THAT would be a great Christmas shoebox! The child receiving it would be absolutely, 100%, without-a-doubt elated. They will treat…

I hope this day after Thanksgiving has you saying, “Man, I love the holidays!” May the lingering affect of family gathered and expectations of another Christmas enable your neurotransmitters to fire on all cylinders and lavish your soul with eggnog flavored dopamine. What ARE your expectations of Christmas? Warmth, giving, loving, family, friends, candy canes, and gingerbread houses may all be frontrunners on your holiday expectations list. Does Jesus make your yuletide potential list? Does the gospel cause expectation or…