Having just passed the half century mark in my life, there are very few comments that I have not heard. There are still some things on occasion that at times surprise me, but as the years pass they become fewer… Read More ›
Friends
“Were you just born stupid, or what?”
I was witness to a situation this last week with an employee and his boss. I happened to be in an establishment headed toward the restroom when I found myself within earshot of the conversation that was taking place. Apparently… Read More ›
Do you have Compassion?….Extend
I often hear folks within the Body of Christ complain about not having anything to do for God. They say I wish I could do something for God, or I wish the Lord would call on me for service. There… Read More ›
Dear Pastor **** Are you Trying to Help Me or Hurt Me?
After one of my last blogs, I received the message below, which is actually the 2nd message I have received from a well respected minister trying to assist me, and give me some advice. The first one I received from him after… Read More ›
Dake’s and Shakes…Forgiving Innocent Mistakes….
And anger shot through me in an instant, as he stood there making fun, and all I could think about was depositing his front teeth down the back of his throat…..but I am getting ahead of the story. I had… Read More ›
“Don’t get it Twisted” A tribute to Adrienne Holmes Jiles…
On Monday on Facebook, I made the following post… My dear friends…one of my dearest friends in the world, Adrienne passed away at last night…A strange feeling of joyful sorrow…Please remember me and her husband in your prayers Adrienne was… Read More ›
God Didn’t Call Me To Wait on Tables!
There is this guy in the New Testament named Phillip…No not the Phillip that was a disciple of Christ, the other Phillip, who along with his buddy Stephen, were among 7 men chosen by the disciples to wait tables. You… Read More ›
Flyleaf, Facebook, and a Whole Lot of Grace….
Nardeen Adel first came to my attention, when she left me a comment on my “What is a Facebook Friend, Really, Part 2. blog. She wrote….So right and true. I agree with you. Facebook can be a means of blessing… Read More ›
You Call Me Humble? Those are Fighting Words!
Did you know before Christ died on the Cross if someone called you humble, they were insulting you? Yes, being called humble was a reason for men to fight. In secular Greek literature, the adjective (Greek) “humble”, or “lowly” was used… Read More ›
What is a Facebook Friend?..Really…Part 2
Four paragraphs below is an original story from Feb. 26, 2010, that to date remains my largest single blog with over 10,000 readers. These first three paragraphs here are a footnote and update to that story. When I wrote this my blog… Read More ›