Today, December 3 marks the birthdays of two influential people in the culture of my life. I've sent them both birthday wishes… Ozzy Osbourne, rock icon… and Jim Richards, Executive Director of the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention To [...]
Today, December 3 marks the birthdays of two influential people in the culture of my life. I've sent them both birthday wishes… Ozzy Osbourne, rock icon… and Jim Richards, Executive Director of the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention To [...]
When I get there I have to stand behind this guy who doesn’t get it. Waiting not-so-patiently for my turn. “Grande. Non-fat. Decaf. Americano.” Seriously? Everything in his life is probably decaf. Diet. Low-cal. Non-fat. Why is he even here? What does he want from You? Sterile water with the false pretense of power? Hot [...]
I recently met up with a long-time ministry friend who just got out of rehab. Let’s call him Wayne. I first met Wayne while I was serving at my first church. He was one of ‘those guys’: the ones with an amazing journey of finding Jesus. His life-story included being raised by a cocaine-using father, [...]
Not long ago I had lunch with a close friend who runs a million-dollar overseas missions ministry. Before he had to leave for Sudan one weekend, we met for some great BBQ, talked about our ministries, our struggles and victories over the previous year, and caught up on some personal issues. At the end of [...]