Today, we celebrated Palm Sunday, the day that commemorates Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. The streets were lined with people who were brimming with anticipation. Onto the road ahead of Jesus, they placed their cloaks and branches pulled from trees. We read in Matthew’s gospel: “The crowds that went ahead of him and those that Continue reading

Peace seems to be a most elusive commodity. We may think of how the world has changed since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, but the world has known very little in the way of peace since Cain killed Abel. Our history is marked by events of unimaginable evil and cruelty. Each day we Continue reading

Dear God, It’s me. I know it has been a while since I talked to you, but you’re Almighty so I’m sure you have a really good memory. Anyway, I’m back…and things aren’t real good right now. I was thinking about that day about two years ago in church when I felt really close to Continue reading

I typically keep a little change in a small container in the car for those occasions when I go through drive-thrus for a bite to eat. Recently, as I waited in line to pick up my Wendy’s french fries, I grabbed my little coin container and counted out enough change to keep me from breaking Continue reading

This morning I told my wife that I didn’t want to watch SportsCenter on ESPN. No, I wasn’t delirious with fever. I was disappointed that my basketball team had lost on Saturday and my favorite NASCAR driver had experienced another bad race on Sunday. I wasn’t bitter, I just didn’t want to hear how good Continue reading

In 1990, I had my first experience at the bedside of someone who died. It was in an intensive care unit. The family had all gathered. The rules about how many people could be with the patient were waived, and I stood there among them. I had never done anything like this before. I shared Continue reading

The Apostle Paul endured great hardships for the sake of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He shares some of his challenges with the Corinthian church: “Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one. Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was pelted with stones, three times I was shipwrecked, I spent a night and Continue reading

We all crave those illusive mountaintop experiences, but few of us are willing to do the hard work of climbing to the top. I have discovered this is true in my life and in the lives of a great many others. Those of my generation and younger have grown up in an age of fast Continue reading

Today’s news could hardly have been better. Jackie had a follow up with her neurologist Dr. Hudgens this morning. He consulted with other multiple sclerosis experts prior to her appointment which was at 7:45 CST. As you can imagine, I’ve been waiting for the phone to ring for about an hour now! Here’s a summary of what Continue reading

“Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Continue reading