Living Through Exile
I wrote this to our church back at the beginning of April. I hoped, like all of us, that we’d
Category: humanity
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.
After Easter…
Sometime I will have to gather my thoughts about this breathtaking revolution that has been forced on us in the
The Invitation to Serve
Sermon preached on Sunday, March 29, 2020 at Vestavia Hills Baptist Church. You can view the recorded version here. NRS
The Grief Among Us
My daughter is an executive coach and a counselor and sent me an article this week in the Harvard
Someplace Green
My friend Pat Terry is one of my favorite singer-songwriters, ever. After a long and successful career in contemporary Christian
Remembering Martin Luther King
Fifty years ago this week, Martin Luther King’s life was frozen in time for the whole world. His words keep
Down in Bethlehem
Today I am beginning a series of blogs about songs, more specifically songs I have written. I want to write
Thanksgiving, Squanto and Hope
How can you not like the story of the Pilgrims? They came to America to find freedom, we remember. Religious
