Dallas: A Father-Son Roadtrip
I like Dallas! Some may be asking, “Who couldn’t like Dallas?” For others, the mere mention of this city — home to “America’s Team,” the Dallas Cowboys — may bring to mind a slightly different...
View ArticleBaptist Pastors, Five Guys Burgers & Providence
On a recent trip to Dallas with my oldest son, Stephen, we stopped by the Galleria Mall. With four stories of shopping, an ice skating rink on the lower level, and the nation’s tallest indoor...
View ArticleThe War & Death Hit Too Close to Home
Christmas 2010 was unusually busy. And memorable. After leading two Christmas Eve Candlelight Services on Friday night and not getting to sleep until after 1:00 a.m., my oldest son thought 6:45 a.m....
View ArticleBlack-eyed Peas, Hog Jowl & a New Year!
How could we make this New Year’s Eve more rowdy than in past years? Perhaps go to a party to ring in the New Year? No. Maybe a Watchnight Service at church? Not! We’re Baptists after all — we...
View ArticleEaster Eggs & Emergency Rooms
Sunday was one of those glorious New Mexico days — bright, blue skies and a cool breeze to keep the temperature pleasant all day. The day started with the sun peaking over the Sacramento Mountains,...
View ArticleObama’s Debt Problem vs. Ramsey’s Debt Solution
“Now, every family knows that a little credit card debt is manageable.” (President Barack Obama’s Speech on Debt Talks, July 25, 2011) The President is apparently not a fan of Dave Ramsey. It would...
View ArticleSBC Name Changes, Dixie & Family Pride
Since SBC President Bryant Wright’s September 19 announcement to the Executive Committee that he had unilaterally appointed an “unofficial” task force to study changing the name of the Southern Baptist...
View ArticleDr. Keith Ablow, Marriage & More Wisdom of Fools
Anyone who thinks that Cameron Diaz has anything useful to say about marriage should automatically be considered suspect in any advice on marriage he or she dispenses. Such is the case with noted...
View ArticleA Road Trip & Quest for Good BBQ in Dallas
Early Saturday morning, my oldest son, Stephen, and I head to Dallas for his six-month check-up at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. Diagnosed with Legg-Perthes Disease when he was six,...
View ArticleThe Obamas, Their Daughters & Tattoos, Oh My!
For the record, I do not have any tattoos on my body (that I know of). After two appendectomy surgeries in the last 16 months, I suppose anything is possible. Apart from the theological reasons (which...
View ArticleWhen Splash Mountain & Customer Service Breaks Down at Disney World
They say that there is a first time for everything. It took only 45 years of visiting the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World for me to experience a new first. Well, actually two firsts, but both part...
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