WHO DO YOU KNOW There are so many things that I could share about this journey with my book The Crooked Christmas Tree. To say it was a God thing is to short change the miraculous. People have asked me how I did it. How does a pastor of a small church get published by […]
OUT OF GAS I was driving on the highway one day in Seattle Washington. There was no traffic The engine was singing The car was cruising And I was doing around 70 All of a sudden out of no where the car started to sputter And then slow down. I responded by sinking my foot […]
I HAVE TO MAKE THAT PLANE I have a personal philosophy. I ask for what I want and I don’t take no for an answer. And usually I get what I need Well this day that philosophy was going to be put to a major test. My tribe and I were trying to get to […]
SIMPLE THINGS It’s Christmas time again. And around this time of year toy stores assault our TVs with commercials peddling their evil wares. Now it seems to me that the toys they’re selling get more and more complicated every year. But I’ve noticed that when a toy is too complicated my kids eventually lose interest […]
LIGHTS I think I’ve said it before but that won’t stop me from saying it again I LOVE CHRISTMAS TIME The family, the food, the corny songs. I love it all. But I’ve got to admit that battling for first on my list of Christmas loves has got to be christmas lights. And here in […]
THE EVE Yesterday was the day before Christmas and what a day it was My parents were here My sister had arrived The pantry was filling The oven was warming Christmas music was blasting We were all having an amazing time All of us Except for one My youngest son was unimpressed by all of […]
Our family was flying to Canada to attend a wedding and we were all excited. We bought our tickets. We planned our trip. We packed our bags. And we even got to the airport on time We walked up to the counter tickets in hand and gave them our passports. Sir I see 5 of […]
DOWNGRADE FOR AN UPGRADE Was checking in for my flight the other day and after I had entered my name and destination it asked me if I wanted an upgrade I could upgrade from a middle seat to a window seat I could upgrade from economy to business class I could even upgrade from business […]
ALWAYS LATE There are gifts and then there at gifts. I would dare to say that the gift of grace is the greatest gift of all. Grace. Not a theological answer to an ethereal problem. But real grace. Grace so potent that when you see it, when you feel it, you can’t call it by […]
ELAINE Every church has one of these. And if they don’t they most definitely need one. Every church, every pastor needs an Elaine. When she was first introduced to me she was introduced as “Crackhead”. She was an addict and whenever she was present at the church her addiction also made an appearance. She […]