Christmas Musical

December 25, 2008.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Clips from Maria in her school musical a week ago. Note her spot-on voicing of a Charlie Brown Christmas character: Please visit Eric’s original blog here: http://www.wheneftalks2.blogspot.com/

Summer Vacation 2008

December 25, 2008.Reading time less than 1 minute.

A movie of our trip to Philly, Boston, New York and Washington. Somehow, we didn’t get a single pic of our friends, Sheri and Evan, which seems so wrong. With that great omission confessed, enjoy the rest: Please visit Eric’s original blog here: http://www.wheneftalks2.blogspot.com/

Like You and Like I (A Christmas Meditation

December 22, 2008.Reading time 20 minutes.

I didn’t think I’d get a Christmas devotional done this year. But it looks like I did. You can hear most of this in audio form by clicking here. You can read it by just continuing below. Hope you’re having a blessed holiday… There is an old story I have heard various folks –from conservative […]

Northaven Staff Advent Liturgical Dance

December 13, 2008.Reading time 2 minutes.

Never let it be said that my staff does not have a sense of humor… You may not realize this, but our hard-working Northaven staff has been busy perfecting our first ever musical dance number. After weeks of practice, we’ve polished very move, hired a professional director, and cut our first Northaven Staff Music Video. […]

Other Seas

December 8, 2008.Reading time 10 minutes.

t’s the morning after Kathleen Baskin-Ball’s memorial service, and I just wanted to dash of a quick word of gratitude… First, to Kathleen…for her incredible life, for the way she chose to die, and for the powerful worship service that she herself designed prior to her passing. To her family, and especially Bill and Skyler…and […]

As If We’re S’posed to Know (A Tribute to Kathleen Baskin-Ball)

December 4, 2008.Reading time 30 minutes.

“My, but we learn so slow And heroes, they come and they go And leave us behind, as if we’re s’posed to know Why…” — Joe Walsh (The Eagles), “Pretty Maids All in a Row” “But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that it may be made clear that this extraordinary power belongs […]

A Sadness Beyond Words

November 23, 2008.Reading time 4 minutes.

Many of you will have already heard the news posted below from Bill Ball, about Kathleen. But I got two Facebook messages today from folks who were “out of the loop,” and so I thought I’d post this to my blog. Anybody who is a Methodist in North Texas will be heartbroken by this news. […]

A College Football Playoff

November 16, 2008.Reading time 10 minutes.

Since it appears that this year my team is the one that gets screwed by the BCS, I am drawn back the grail-like search for a college football playoff. As I look at it, there’s a way to create a college football playoff system and only add one game to the current schedule for the […]

Dan Fogelberg Tribute November 15th

November 10, 2008.Reading time 3 minutes.

It hit me today that I hadn’t posted about this show on my own blog! Connections has a show coming up this coming weekend: Connections Band Tribute to the Music of Dan Fogelberg November 15th, 7 pm Northaven UMC 11211 Preston Road Dallas TX It should be a good one… Click here for a Google […]

A Prayer for President-Elect Obama

November 7, 2008.Reading time 3 minutes.

Ross Wise is a friend of mine. He and wife Sharon live in the beautiful East Texas town of Gilmer. I know Ross because he’s a Kerrvert…and even more intimately than that, he’s a “Nasbillian” like me. But, unlike me, Ross is a Baptist and a Republican. That’s why this prayer he’s written captured my […]