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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Would You Talk To A Stranger?
As my brother Roger’s wife, daughters, and grandchildren tumbled out of the hospital elevator, an older couple watched the small kids dash by and head into the chapel. The man asked Sheena, “Do they know what that room is?” “Yes, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged cancer, faith, family, God's messenger, grandchildren, strange meeting, surgery
4 Comments
The Royalty Check Is In the Mail … or Not!
Birthing a book isn’t easy. Like human conception, it has its moments of pleasure. But then the work and the worry arrive. “Award-winning author and good friend Susan May Warren motivated me first through shock therapy. She perused my literary … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Writing Lessons
Tagged Crisis, facing problems, Linda Rondeau, novel, Passion, practice, royalty checks, Susan May Warren, writing
9 Comments
Asking a Dumb Question Is Better Than No Question At All
I said, “So what YouTube video would you recommend?” The man said, “None.” His physical response to my question (picture someone biting into a lemon when he thought it was a peach) suggested I had asked a dumb question. But … Continue reading
4 Benefits of a Healthy Community
Josh Hamilton hit four homeruns on Tuesday night. Some of you are asking … Who’s Josh Hamilton? What do homeruns have to do with Christian community? What’s a homerun? (Well, probably no one’s asking this question; and if you are, … Continue reading
Posted in Community
Tagged Baseball, celebration, Christian faith, community, Dell Diamond, family, Friends, Grief, Home Runs, John Maxwell, Jon Stolpe, Josh Hamilton, Minor League Baseball, Whataburger Field
11 Comments
The Two Things That Happen When We Talk
My brother Wayne and I strolled along one of my favorite places in the world—the San Antonio Riverwalk. As we walked, we talked, and, as we talked, we remembered. Square dancing … Mexican food … Rooftop swimming pools … And … Continue reading
Posted in Community
Tagged community, conversation, Fellowship, high school friends, John Maxwell, memories, remembering the past, San Antonio Riverwalk, Walking
12 Comments
Do You Know the Number One Rule?
I’d forgotten the number one rule. On a Saturday morning, I’d gone to a driving range to hit a bucket of balls. After choosing my bucket size (the middle choice), I went out, set up, and started swinging my big … Continue reading
Posted in Lessons from Sports
Tagged denominations, faith, golf, Jesus, loving God, Lutheran, Michael Hyatt, Nazarene, number one rule, Priorities, Slice of Infinity
17 Comments
A Curious Band of Others 