The other night I spent talking with two men who made me realize that my pain and suffering is nothing compared to theirs. One is facing prison. One short period of time in his life will put him behind bars for close to a year. He has hurt his family, his friends, his church, and his God but he hasn't lost this group. Yet he remains hopeful that inspite of the discipline he will go through, God will use him in a powerful way. He has ruined his future (at least for full time ministry), yet his faith remains strong. I'm sure there are times he probably wonders, "What have I done?!" What ever happens here is but a mist, a short time. His prison sentence will not be for an eternity. His future includes a forgiving God and the real eternity.
The other man is struggling with drug addiction. He has already spent time in prison and is struggling with staying away from drugs, trying to find his way in the world, and trying to find a merciful God who will guide him and love him. He has lost a wife and the trust of his family. But his family still loves him and is helping him. He has also found good Christian people who love him and will help him in his struggle with drugs and his journey to find God. His pain will be swallowed up by the joy of salvation.
My pain is paltry compared to theirs, yet sometimes I seem to wallow in my own pity. I'm anxious in waiting for answers to my prayers. Waiting for people to respond so that my future wouldn't be quite so uncertain. I'm hopeful that my God will bless me and take me to a better place.
These two men found comfort in each other's experiences. The one facing prison got some good advice about what to do once in prison. He found out that he probably won't complete his whole sentence. He will be paroled within the first year. The other one who is out of prison got to see the faith of the one facing prison. His heart was warmed by how the church embraced this man and his family inspite of his crime. I was amazed at how God used this two to help each other.
Perhaps it would be beneficial for me to experience their pain just for a day, or an hour, or even a minute. Maybe that short time would help me create a new attitude. Maybe that new attitude is just around the corner. Maybe I should just keep on serving and quit thinking about what I'm losing and focus on what I have in Christ. I have so much and God has blessed me with so much. I do look forward to his next set of blessings.
Thursday, December 08, 2005
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Yard Sales
Someone has said concerning yard sales, "One man's junk is another man's treasure." Only a poor man would have said that about yard sales. Rich people don't come to yard sales.
We had a big yard sale the other day. We wanted to lighten our load for moving. So we sold as much stuff as possible. We've spent weeks going through our stuff and setting aside that which we didn't want to take with us. My in-laws added their stuff as well. I think altogether we brought in over $300.00. Not bad for one day. Anyway, the people that came weren't rich, yet many did find treasures, small and great.
One man was looking for computer parts. He had old DOS games that wouldn't run on the newer Windows XP computers. So he wanted to build a machine that was made of older parts so that he could run his old DOS games. I had some old parts that I stripped off some machines that we were throwing away. He was glad to find such parts.
One young man came on a bicycle. He was a local migrant worker for one of the farmers in the area. He bought a quilt and a space heater. You could tell what he needed. He found his treasures. He brought a friend back later on. The friend was looking for a bicycle. We had one. Unfortunately the bicycle was just a little too big for him.
We had others who came for nik naks. They were looking to spruce up their living space. They just wanted to make it seem more like their place. Some found cheap books ($.25 for paperbacks) that made for good reads.
I'm sure that even though some found our stuff to be worth buying, most people would not find yard sales to be places where real treasures are found. People drove up in mostly older cars. I didn't see a Mercedes, a Rolls Royce, or a Bentley (although someone with a Jaguar, a relatively new one, did come for a brief period of time). God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong things (1Cor.1:26-29). What we value as real treasures and strength, God doesn't. He wants us to trust in Him and Him alone (1Cor.2:1-5). This is why Paul says that he glories in his weaknesses rather than his strengths (2Cor.12:9-10). We are at our strongest when we are at our weakest. At our weakest we trust in the only one who can be trusted.
Most reject Christianity as junk, not worth the commitment. Yet this is the faith that God treasures (Heb.11:6). Rich and poor are welcome to share in the real treasures that God gives.
We had a big yard sale the other day. We wanted to lighten our load for moving. So we sold as much stuff as possible. We've spent weeks going through our stuff and setting aside that which we didn't want to take with us. My in-laws added their stuff as well. I think altogether we brought in over $300.00. Not bad for one day. Anyway, the people that came weren't rich, yet many did find treasures, small and great.
One man was looking for computer parts. He had old DOS games that wouldn't run on the newer Windows XP computers. So he wanted to build a machine that was made of older parts so that he could run his old DOS games. I had some old parts that I stripped off some machines that we were throwing away. He was glad to find such parts.
One young man came on a bicycle. He was a local migrant worker for one of the farmers in the area. He bought a quilt and a space heater. You could tell what he needed. He found his treasures. He brought a friend back later on. The friend was looking for a bicycle. We had one. Unfortunately the bicycle was just a little too big for him.
We had others who came for nik naks. They were looking to spruce up their living space. They just wanted to make it seem more like their place. Some found cheap books ($.25 for paperbacks) that made for good reads.
I'm sure that even though some found our stuff to be worth buying, most people would not find yard sales to be places where real treasures are found. People drove up in mostly older cars. I didn't see a Mercedes, a Rolls Royce, or a Bentley (although someone with a Jaguar, a relatively new one, did come for a brief period of time). God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong things (1Cor.1:26-29). What we value as real treasures and strength, God doesn't. He wants us to trust in Him and Him alone (1Cor.2:1-5). This is why Paul says that he glories in his weaknesses rather than his strengths (2Cor.12:9-10). We are at our strongest when we are at our weakest. At our weakest we trust in the only one who can be trusted.
Most reject Christianity as junk, not worth the commitment. Yet this is the faith that God treasures (Heb.11:6). Rich and poor are welcome to share in the real treasures that God gives.
Friday, November 18, 2005
The Case for Faith
Just finished reading Lee Strobel's The Case For Faith. He structures this book pretty much as he did his The Case for Christ. Each chapter is an interview with a scholar who answers the question Strobel poses at the beginning of the chapter. Each chapter is an objection that unbelievers have against believing in God.
Although I liked this book, I didn't like it as well as his The Case for Christ. The reason is quite simple - this book was more philosophic in nature and the objections were not as easily dealt with as in the other book. The other book dealt with archealogy, manuscript evidence, and had concrete answers to the questions Strobel posed to each of the scholars.
I did like his chapter dealing with doubt. The interview was with Lynn Anderson, who preaches in the Church of Christ fellowship. I liked Lynn's suggestion that often when people claim to have doubt in the evidence they really have another issue keeping them from believing what they know to be true. It was a good chapter.
However, his last chapter in this book was quite good. He suggested that no one answer to any of the objections will cause one to believe but that when you put all the answers together they form a powerful reason together for believing.
Overall it's a pretty good book. I think that everyone should have both of his books (I haven't read his third book The Case for the Creator yet). The two may not answer every question that may come to the Christian but both are a powerful testimony to the evidence that exists for Christ and for believing in God.
Although I liked this book, I didn't like it as well as his The Case for Christ. The reason is quite simple - this book was more philosophic in nature and the objections were not as easily dealt with as in the other book. The other book dealt with archealogy, manuscript evidence, and had concrete answers to the questions Strobel posed to each of the scholars.
I did like his chapter dealing with doubt. The interview was with Lynn Anderson, who preaches in the Church of Christ fellowship. I liked Lynn's suggestion that often when people claim to have doubt in the evidence they really have another issue keeping them from believing what they know to be true. It was a good chapter.
However, his last chapter in this book was quite good. He suggested that no one answer to any of the objections will cause one to believe but that when you put all the answers together they form a powerful reason together for believing.
Overall it's a pretty good book. I think that everyone should have both of his books (I haven't read his third book The Case for the Creator yet). The two may not answer every question that may come to the Christian but both are a powerful testimony to the evidence that exists for Christ and for believing in God.
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
The DaVinci Code
Since I've brought up The DaVinci Code here are a few books that have been written to de-code The DaVinci Code.
Cracking Da Vinci's Code: You've Read The Fiction Now Read the Facts
By: James L. Garlow & Peter Jones
Breaking the Da Vinci Code: Answers to the Questions Everybody's Asking
By: Darrell L. Bock, Ph.D.
The Gospel Code: Novel Claims About Jesus, Mary Magdalene and Da Vinci
By: Ben Witherington III
Books the Church Suppressed: The Fiction and Truth in The Da Vinci Code
By: Michael Green
The Gnostic Empire Strikes Back: An Old Heresy for the New Age
By: Peter Jones
The Real History Behind the DaVinci Code
By: Sharan Newman
The Da Vinci Hoax: Exposing the Errors in The DaVinci Code
By: Carl E. Olson & Sandra Miesel
Solving the DaVinci Code Mystery
By: Bradon Gilvin
The Da Vinci Code: Fact or Fiction
By: Hank Hanegraaff & Paul L. Maier
The Da Vinci Deception: Credible Answers to the Questions Millions are Asking about Jesus, The Bible, and the Da Vinci Code
By: Erwin W. Lutzer
These books do document their research (unlike Brown) and show you where Brown got his ideas. I really like the book by Garlow and Jones. I used it for research for a couple of lessons I did on The DaVinci Code during a series of lessons on the development of the New Testament as Canon. I also consulted the book by Bock. I would read anything by Ben Witherington and Michael Green. The one really interesting book is The Gnostic Empire Strikes Back by Peter Jones. I bet that it will be a treat to compare the true gnostic doctrine to Brown's version of it. For those interested in seeing just how falacious Brown's novel is, any of these books will due. I hope these books will help any of you struggling with Brown's theory.
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
Crichton vs Brown
I'm going to attempt to compare two books today. One is Michael Crichton's book State of Fear and the other is Dan Brown's The DaVinci Code. I know what you're thinking, "The two books have nothing in common. One is about environmentalism and the other about Christianity's second century developments." The two books seem only to have in common the fact that they are both novels. However, both books try to blend fiction with reality. They both claim that certain references to people, documents, organizations, and events within their respective books are accurate. The contrast then is not about the themes of their books but about the mind set of the two as fictional writers.
Dan Brown claims in the beginning of his book that certain references in his book (references to actual artwork, documents, secret organizations, and people) are accurate. However, he has spawned a whole cottage industry in the evangelical community to prove that his claim of accuracy is false.
Michael Crichton also claims that references he makes in his book are accurate. However, the difference is that Crichton gives actual footnotes so that the reader can check his facts and claim of accuracy. Crichton also ends his novel with a message stating his beliefs on global warming based on the research he has done. He then has two appendices one of which explains why it is bad to blend science and politics. The other appendix explains some of the web sites where world temperatures can be found. He ends with an annotated bibliography telling the reader briefly about the books and articles he read as research for his book. Crichton has done a superior job of blending fact with fiction. I believe this to be a crucial difference in the two authors.
Brown merely asserts that he is accurate, Crichton actually gives evidence that he is accurate. Here is a link to get you started on realizing that Dan Brown's novel is completely fictional http://www.denverseminary.edu/dj/articles2004/0200/0202.php The link is to an article by Craig Blomberg. Blomberg is a New Testament scholar and just briefly outlines some of the inaccuracies of Brown's novel. Among those inaccuracies are Jesus married to Mary Magdalene, 80 gospels in existence, Constantine deciding which Gospels to use for the New Testament. Jesus not being considered divine until Constantine, and that the Priory of Sion has preserved thousands of documents that prove Christianity is false. Blomberg also suggest some books to read that demonstrate Brown's inaccuracies in describing canonical and non-canonical documents.
I'm sure that some novels will try to influence readers to make decisions about political, religious, and social issues. A reader should be cautious and suspicious about any author's attempts at such influence. Brown and Crichton represent examples of an author trying to influence readers with a particular point of view. They also demonstrate which authors should be trusted with that influence.
Dan Brown claims in the beginning of his book that certain references in his book (references to actual artwork, documents, secret organizations, and people) are accurate. However, he has spawned a whole cottage industry in the evangelical community to prove that his claim of accuracy is false.
Michael Crichton also claims that references he makes in his book are accurate. However, the difference is that Crichton gives actual footnotes so that the reader can check his facts and claim of accuracy. Crichton also ends his novel with a message stating his beliefs on global warming based on the research he has done. He then has two appendices one of which explains why it is bad to blend science and politics. The other appendix explains some of the web sites where world temperatures can be found. He ends with an annotated bibliography telling the reader briefly about the books and articles he read as research for his book. Crichton has done a superior job of blending fact with fiction. I believe this to be a crucial difference in the two authors.
Brown merely asserts that he is accurate, Crichton actually gives evidence that he is accurate. Here is a link to get you started on realizing that Dan Brown's novel is completely fictional http://www.denverseminary.edu/dj/articles2004/0200/0202.php The link is to an article by Craig Blomberg. Blomberg is a New Testament scholar and just briefly outlines some of the inaccuracies of Brown's novel. Among those inaccuracies are Jesus married to Mary Magdalene, 80 gospels in existence, Constantine deciding which Gospels to use for the New Testament. Jesus not being considered divine until Constantine, and that the Priory of Sion has preserved thousands of documents that prove Christianity is false. Blomberg also suggest some books to read that demonstrate Brown's inaccuracies in describing canonical and non-canonical documents.
I'm sure that some novels will try to influence readers to make decisions about political, religious, and social issues. A reader should be cautious and suspicious about any author's attempts at such influence. Brown and Crichton represent examples of an author trying to influence readers with a particular point of view. They also demonstrate which authors should be trusted with that influence.
Monday, October 03, 2005
Reading
I find it ironic that I was never much of a reader when I was growing up, but I choose a "profession" that requires vast amounts of reading. I have a library that grows faster than I can read. I also find it ironic that we have commercials with good looking celebrities (actors) who claim that if you read to your kids they will be readers. My Mom read to me, yet I did not become a reader until after I was married and started having kids. My wife read to our kids yet they did not develop her voracious appetite for reading.
I read in school because I had to and probably did not develop good reading skills. I did not read anything for pleasure. I started reading for pleasure in 1979 when my wife handed me a book and said, "I think you would enjoy this." The book was The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum. It was HUGE! I think it was over 700 pages. I looked at her and thought, "She really doesn't know me that well." But she was right. I couldn't put the book down. In fact, one night I was close to the end and I stayed up until 2:00 AM to finish the book. A new direction in my life had begun.
In the first year of this new direction I read over 70 novels, including every Ludlum novel and all of Ludlum's novels are HUGE. I had fun going to the library and searching through the fictional section for new authors to read. I found Ed McBain, Lawrence Saunders, and a host of others to read. Lately I have enjoyed Clive Cussler's books. The books I enjoy the most are spy thrillers, police thrillers, and any kind of action oriented books.
I added another dimension to my fictional reading early in the mid 80s. One day on the Phil Donahue show (this was before he became known as an extreme liberal) he was interviewing a psycho-analyst about his new book, Me the Narssictic American. The book's premise was that no nation has ever survived success. The next book I remember reading that was non-fiction was Case Closed by Gerald Posner. His thesis was that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in killing president Kennedy and that the conspiracy theories that sold lots of books were wrong. It was as HUGE as Ludlum's books, yet I enjoyed reading it.
My reading has slowed down of late. I don't read novels quite as much as I did in that first year. I still don't have my Mom's appetite for reading nor my wife's. Both however have influenced me greatly in my reading. The current novel of my interest is State of Fear by Michael Crichton. I just finished reading Why Men Hate Going to Church by David Murrow. I will say a few things about the book and show what some churches are doing in response to it.
I hope to review in my blog some of the books I read. In the non-fictional category I am currently reading Working the Angles: the Shape of Pastoral Integrity by Eugene Peterson. I really enjoy his books. I'm reading this for my study with a preaching buddy of mine. We meet one day a week and discuss the book. I'm also going to start reading Mapping Postmodernism: A Survey of Christian Options by Robert Greer. This one appears to be pretty heady stuff. I have a great interest in philosophical stuff. I hope to have some interesting things to say about both books.
I read in school because I had to and probably did not develop good reading skills. I did not read anything for pleasure. I started reading for pleasure in 1979 when my wife handed me a book and said, "I think you would enjoy this." The book was The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum. It was HUGE! I think it was over 700 pages. I looked at her and thought, "She really doesn't know me that well." But she was right. I couldn't put the book down. In fact, one night I was close to the end and I stayed up until 2:00 AM to finish the book. A new direction in my life had begun.
In the first year of this new direction I read over 70 novels, including every Ludlum novel and all of Ludlum's novels are HUGE. I had fun going to the library and searching through the fictional section for new authors to read. I found Ed McBain, Lawrence Saunders, and a host of others to read. Lately I have enjoyed Clive Cussler's books. The books I enjoy the most are spy thrillers, police thrillers, and any kind of action oriented books.
I added another dimension to my fictional reading early in the mid 80s. One day on the Phil Donahue show (this was before he became known as an extreme liberal) he was interviewing a psycho-analyst about his new book, Me the Narssictic American. The book's premise was that no nation has ever survived success. The next book I remember reading that was non-fiction was Case Closed by Gerald Posner. His thesis was that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in killing president Kennedy and that the conspiracy theories that sold lots of books were wrong. It was as HUGE as Ludlum's books, yet I enjoyed reading it.
My reading has slowed down of late. I don't read novels quite as much as I did in that first year. I still don't have my Mom's appetite for reading nor my wife's. Both however have influenced me greatly in my reading. The current novel of my interest is State of Fear by Michael Crichton. I just finished reading Why Men Hate Going to Church by David Murrow. I will say a few things about the book and show what some churches are doing in response to it.
I hope to review in my blog some of the books I read. In the non-fictional category I am currently reading Working the Angles: the Shape of Pastoral Integrity by Eugene Peterson. I really enjoy his books. I'm reading this for my study with a preaching buddy of mine. We meet one day a week and discuss the book. I'm also going to start reading Mapping Postmodernism: A Survey of Christian Options by Robert Greer. This one appears to be pretty heady stuff. I have a great interest in philosophical stuff. I hope to have some interesting things to say about both books.
Feeling Better
Definitely feeling better this Monday morning. Yesterday was good in spite of whatever it is that's ailing me. Got some special compliments on my sermons, especially the evening one. It still feels sort of funny (not ha ha funny, but strange funny) preaching for the congregation knowing that I will be leaving soon. And knowing that some don't get my preaching. God has humbled me in this and I will grow because of it.
My search for another congregation is slow. I'm not sure if that's because I'm not that aggressive or because we are too narrow in our target areas or because the churches we've contacted are just going slow. God is making sure we understand waiting on him and his time. I have to admit that I feel funny trying to push a church into making a quick decision about me. I guess I'm afraid that they will side on caution and say no. Only God knows where we will go and how we will do.
Got some new books this weekend. I go them from Wal-Mart online. One is on Postmodernism. One reason for choosing this particular book is that he talks about George Lindbeck, one of the authors of the post-liberal movement. I have always thought that Lindbeck was at least a little postmodern in his thinking and I believe this book will show that my belief was true. I'm sure I will have more to say on this later.
That's all for now. Time to get to work.
My search for another congregation is slow. I'm not sure if that's because I'm not that aggressive or because we are too narrow in our target areas or because the churches we've contacted are just going slow. God is making sure we understand waiting on him and his time. I have to admit that I feel funny trying to push a church into making a quick decision about me. I guess I'm afraid that they will side on caution and say no. Only God knows where we will go and how we will do.
Got some new books this weekend. I go them from Wal-Mart online. One is on Postmodernism. One reason for choosing this particular book is that he talks about George Lindbeck, one of the authors of the post-liberal movement. I have always thought that Lindbeck was at least a little postmodern in his thinking and I believe this book will show that my belief was true. I'm sure I will have more to say on this later.
That's all for now. Time to get to work.
Saturday, October 01, 2005
Back Home
We arrived home Friday afternoon around 5:30 PM. The trip was long (at least for those of us over 50, which included all four of us). We drove from Searcy, AR to Wytheville, VA. We spent the night at a Comfort Inn. They have wireless internet service for their rooms. I really like that. Then from Wytheville to home. Of course we stopped and had breakfast with our daughter (son-in-law was sick) and grandkids. What a joy!
I discovered the name of the song on CSI. It's called Mad World by Gary Jules. It is a cover song from a Tears For Fears album. I found the title on a forum dedicated to al the CSIs. I cannot imagine spending that much time on a forum talking back and forth about CSI. However, there are those who do.
This will be a short post. Don't feel well. Congestion, running nose, body aches, and such. Sounds like a NyQuil commercial.
I discovered the name of the song on CSI. It's called Mad World by Gary Jules. It is a cover song from a Tears For Fears album. I found the title on a forum dedicated to al the CSIs. I cannot imagine spending that much time on a forum talking back and forth about CSI. However, there are those who do.
This will be a short post. Don't feel well. Congestion, running nose, body aches, and such. Sounds like a NyQuil commercial.
Thursday, September 29, 2005
Bob's Blog N Blather
We found out last night that one of our members passed away. We are now traveling back for the funeral. I'm writing this blog from my hotel room. There have been over 12 funerals for members at our congregation in my nine years. Of course there have been probably almost as much with friends and family members of our members. I have done more funerals in my nine years at the Tabernacle Church of Christ than in seventeen years at the Randolph Church of Christ.
The presentation for the Harding Lectureship went well yesterday. The first two classes were so crowded we had people standing. It's always satisfying to have more come to your presentations than expected. A few came to all three. It was great to share ideas with fellow preachers and interested members. We also got to plug some programs that others in the Churches of Christ have created. I was really pleased with the presentations and the feedback I got from those who attended. I could get use to doing this more often.
Tonight we watched the season premiere of CSI. The program had a song at the beginning of the show and then at the end. It sounded familar but I couldn't think of the name or the artist. I tried Google and found some websites that list songs used on CSI. Imagine, a whole website devoted to the songs on CSI! The premiere show is too new for the song to be listed so I will have to wait.
Thanks for reading.
The presentation for the Harding Lectureship went well yesterday. The first two classes were so crowded we had people standing. It's always satisfying to have more come to your presentations than expected. A few came to all three. It was great to share ideas with fellow preachers and interested members. We also got to plug some programs that others in the Churches of Christ have created. I was really pleased with the presentations and the feedback I got from those who attended. I could get use to doing this more often.
Tonight we watched the season premiere of CSI. The program had a song at the beginning of the show and then at the end. It sounded familar but I couldn't think of the name or the artist. I tried Google and found some websites that list songs used on CSI. Imagine, a whole website devoted to the songs on CSI! The premiere show is too new for the song to be listed so I will have to wait.
Thanks for reading.
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Harding Lectureship
Today is the day that my father-in-law (Lon Mohundro) and I present three classes at the Harding Lectureship. We have shared ideas for several weeks and have put those ideas on PowerPoint and now is the time to actually present them. I'm surprising calm this morning. I'm not overly worried about the presentation. I think I'm more worried that I have enough material to last the complete period. Imagine a preacher worried that he has enough material?!
We had dinner last night with my son, Trey, his roommate, one of his friends, and Bobby Carr from Tabernacle. It was good to have dinner with them. I have especially enjoyed coffee with Trey at Midnight Oil. He is quite competent at creating the different coffee drinks there. I wouldn't mind being closer to Trey to spend a little more time with him. Of course that is something I long for with all of my kids.
Yesterday was good at the lectureships. Buddy Bell had a particularly good keynote lesson at 11:00 AM. He also did well at the chapel service for the students. His blend of humor and seriousness was well received by the audience.
Last night I heard Prentice Meador for the first time. He woke up yesterday with laryngitis yesterday. You could tell that he still had a touch of it as he spoke. His lesson was especially poignant as he told about his granddaughter's struggle with leukemia. Having three grandchildren, I can imagine the pain of finding out that one of your grandchildren has such a disease.
I'm looking forward to traveling tomorrow. We are going to visit the Hendersonville, NC area. I'm in conversation with the congregation there about the possibility of coming to work with them and we just want to see what the area is like. After our brief visit we will be traveling back home to Tabernacle.
And so that is all the blather for today.
We had dinner last night with my son, Trey, his roommate, one of his friends, and Bobby Carr from Tabernacle. It was good to have dinner with them. I have especially enjoyed coffee with Trey at Midnight Oil. He is quite competent at creating the different coffee drinks there. I wouldn't mind being closer to Trey to spend a little more time with him. Of course that is something I long for with all of my kids.
Yesterday was good at the lectureships. Buddy Bell had a particularly good keynote lesson at 11:00 AM. He also did well at the chapel service for the students. His blend of humor and seriousness was well received by the audience.
Last night I heard Prentice Meador for the first time. He woke up yesterday with laryngitis yesterday. You could tell that he still had a touch of it as he spoke. His lesson was especially poignant as he told about his granddaughter's struggle with leukemia. Having three grandchildren, I can imagine the pain of finding out that one of your grandchildren has such a disease.
I'm looking forward to traveling tomorrow. We are going to visit the Hendersonville, NC area. I'm in conversation with the congregation there about the possibility of coming to work with them and we just want to see what the area is like. After our brief visit we will be traveling back home to Tabernacle.
And so that is all the blather for today.
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
My first blog
Well, I've finally done it. I've created a blog. My son has one. Now I have one. I'm not sure how disciplined I will be in adding posts. I am seldom without something to say. Whether or not I have an audience makes little difference to me. So here goes.
I'm currently at the Harding University Lectureships in Searcy, AR. For those of you who may have stumbled onto my new blog, Harding is within the fellowship of the Churches of Christ. I am a preacher within that fellowship. The brother-in-law of one of our deacons where I preach told me that he thought the lectureships in the Churches of Christ were the source of our unity. I think he's mostly correct in that judgment. I love being at our lectureships (at least most of them). I am constantly meeting people who know people that I know. I usually have a great time!
My great time is enhanced here because I can spend a little time with our son, Trey. He's a senior here at Harding. Last summer he stayed in Searcy and worked rather than coming home for the summer. I missed him more than I am willing to admit. Even though he could have saved rent and utilities by coming home, his need for independence was greater. I understand that. I wanted to be independent from my parents when I was his age. I hope he has learned much from his independence.
I'm not sure how long blogs are supposed to be but I'm going to terminate this session. I have a lot more to say but this is all for my first time.
I'm currently at the Harding University Lectureships in Searcy, AR. For those of you who may have stumbled onto my new blog, Harding is within the fellowship of the Churches of Christ. I am a preacher within that fellowship. The brother-in-law of one of our deacons where I preach told me that he thought the lectureships in the Churches of Christ were the source of our unity. I think he's mostly correct in that judgment. I love being at our lectureships (at least most of them). I am constantly meeting people who know people that I know. I usually have a great time!
My great time is enhanced here because I can spend a little time with our son, Trey. He's a senior here at Harding. Last summer he stayed in Searcy and worked rather than coming home for the summer. I missed him more than I am willing to admit. Even though he could have saved rent and utilities by coming home, his need for independence was greater. I understand that. I wanted to be independent from my parents when I was his age. I hope he has learned much from his independence.
I'm not sure how long blogs are supposed to be but I'm going to terminate this session. I have a lot more to say but this is all for my first time.
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