Daily Grat: Woody Guthrie’s song "Jesus Christ"

March 17, 2010.Reading time 5 minutes.

As both a preacher and a songwriter, I’m embarrassed to admit I never heard Woody Guthrie’s great song “Jesus Christ,” until I watched the credits of Michael Moore’s latest movie last night. Well, better late than never, I suppose. What struck me about it was how completely and totally consistent it is with much of […]

Daily Grat: Dreams…lots of dreams.

March 17, 2010.Reading time 1 minute.

Maybe it’s that I’m getting great sleep. Maybe it’s that I’m getting *enough* sleep. Maybe it’s the Temperpedic bed here at the lake. Whatever’s happening, I’ve been having some really amazing dreams the past few days. I won’t go into all of them here. But sufficed to say, I like dreaming. And I like having […]

Daily Grat: The Fish City Dance

March 16, 2010.Reading time 1 minute.

Tom says work at the house went well today. Good reports from our house sitter when she returned this evening too. Meanwhile, here at the lake, things are good too. We went into Tyler, mainly to see the zoo, today. Big fun with that. Then, for dinner, we found Tyler’s branch of the muy delicioso […]

Daily Grat: Lakehouse Sunset

March 15, 2010.Reading time 1 minute.

Lot’s I could count as today’s “daily grat.” But I think I settle for this: This was the scene on the porch just a while ago here, and it needs no further explanation, except “Thank You.” (During this year, my goal is to find something new to be thankful for every single day, and to […]

Daily Grat: Moore’s Store and Ben Wheeler

March 15, 2010.Reading time 8 minutes.

I feel hopelessly behind in “Daily Grats.” I’ve got a lot written, but not a lot actually put out here. I’ll try to catch up as possible. Mom and Dad were here at the lakehouse yesterday, because Dad had to be at a board meeting yesterday; so last night, we all went over the Moore’s […]

Daily Grat: Spring Break

March 13, 2010.Reading time 1 minute.

It’s Spring Break week, and even with all the crap having to do with our break-in, we’re going ahead with our plans to be gone. We’re headed to the lakehouse, and taking Maria’s friend Caroline with us She also happens to be the daughter of friends I’ve known since we were about their age. It’s […]

Here’s Hoping Glenn Beck Learns More about His Own Faith…and Jesus Too

March 12, 2010.Reading time 16 minutes.

I wrote this blog two days ago, thanking Glenn Beck for raising the issue of social justice and the church. Beck is at it again today, pushing the social justice button, and saying even more things that those in the Church –especially those who espouse social justice– are scratching their heads about. In my good-natured […]

Gaily Grat: Maria The Scientist

March 12, 2010.Reading time 1 minute.

Tonight, we spent some time at the Garland Special Events Center for a Regional Science Fair display. We were there because Maria, and her friends Britney and Peyton, won the Grand Prize at Prestonwood’s Science Fair, advancing them to this regional event. As you can see from the picture, their project was titled “What Solvent […]

Daily Grat: Charles D.

March 11, 2010.Reading time 7 minutes.

My daily grat for today will be Charles D, one of our Northaven members, who had surgery today. The surgery of a church member seems like a bizarre daily gratitude. But I think it will make sense in a moment. See, we had something really crappy happen last night. We were broken into. Somewhere between […]

Thank You, Glenn Beck

March 9, 2010.Reading time 12 minutes.

By now, almost everybody has heard Glenn Beck’s comments last week, on radio and television, concerning the term “social justice” and its use in Christian churches. If you haven’t, you can hear the audio here, and read a pretty good summary blog about it here. Despite what everybody who knows me might believe, I want […]