In the Garden
“And He walks with me, and He talks with me, and He tells me I am His own. and the
Category: Theology
Prayer for a Requiem
I am grateful that I have served with three wonderful worship leaders over the twenty-seven years at Vestavia Hills Baptist
Mother and Son
Jaroslav Pelikan’s marvelous book Jesus Through the Centuries takes a sojourn through the vast and complex history of the interpretations
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
I confess, I have now been part of a ukelele flash mob, back when mobbing was not a public health
From Here to Okay
This song speaks for itself. It came to me during the summer. The hook was a quote from a news
Living Through Exile
I wrote this to our church back at the beginning of April. I hoped, like all of us, that we’d
Diligence not Goosebumps
There is plenty of good work to do—beyond the ministries of the church itself, we have a world of opportunity.
Safe Distances
It’s not social distancing. It’s just “safe distance.” One of our older ladies’ classes met with me Tuesday morning in
What Can We Say?
Irony contains great truth—that America could be demonstrating its oldest pain so openly on the day celebrating Christian barrier-breaking contains a word from the Lord for us. Deeds, not words.
Memorial Day
On Monday, Memorial Day 2007, Vickie and I went to American Village to attend the Gold Star Memorial Service in
