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Last night was historic in many ways. Many of those ways have been duly noted in papers and blogs around the nation today. But last night was historic in one intensely personal way too. It marked the first, and only, time in my entire life that my favorite candidate for President actually came away with […]
Read MoreDid I get your attention with that headline? Hope so. Because I’m not kidding, and I’ve done the math to prove it. I am about to tell you how Dennise and I saved $13,636 by driving 100,000 miles. Let me raise the stakes. Driving that same 100,000 miles, we also reduced dangerous greenhouse gases by […]
Read MoreOver the past few years, I have come to a growing and inescapable conclusion: I now hate email. Given the fact that, among my close family and friends, I am still probably the most wired-in person they know, it may sound as if I’ve gone off some deep end. Maybe you’re thinking this makes me […]
Read MoreIn our North Dallas neighborhood, apparently… This sign is currently by the side of the road in Far, Far North Dallas…on Davenport…north of Campbell and south of Frankfort. And while many reading this entry might find it incredulous that such warnings are necessary, we can speak from experience… There’s critters ’round these here parts. As […]
Read MoreLast Saturday, Rusty King and I were honored to sit in on a little “family time” at First United Methodist Church of Sachse. It was a time of prayer and song that the church had shaped, as people began to deal with their shock and grief over the death of Russ Noland two days before. […]
Read MoreIt’s been a strange couple of days filled with life and death. My Treo says that today I’m having lunch with Russ Noland. I plan to be there. I’m having a hard time believing he won’t. In the midst of that sadness, a beautiful story of the beginning of new life and hope. August 13 […]
Read MoreI’ve just returned from San Antonio, and several days there, to some shocking news: Russ Noland died of a massive heart attack last night. Russ, as many will remember, was one of our guitarists in Connections. He was also my colleague, serving as minister of FUMC Sachse for many years now. The unfolding news is […]
Read MoreI’m heartsick tonight. Watching the ominous sight of Gustav, and knowing what I know about NOLA and all of the Gulf Coast? It’s just heartbreaking. The past three summers, we’ve taken our mission trips to the Biloxi/Gulfport area. I know I speak for many in our church when I say that we’ve fallen in love […]
Read MoreAs some readers know, every so often I get an email smear that is so over-the-top, I feel the need to correct it here. I did it a couple of months ago, with an email that, incredulously, claimed more soldiers had died under Clinton and Carter than under President Bush. Of course, it wasn’t true. […]
Read MoreHey Everybody: I’ve got fun music news about Connections Band for you: 1) Our website is now official 2) We want you to vote for your favorite songs 3) We’re calling it $40K 4) Upcoming Shows 1) The big news: the official website is now, um, officially up and running!!! We hope you will visit […]
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