As most of you involved with the Itawamba Christian Church probably already know, we are going to be hosting a Friend Day on November 7. The idea is that each of us reach out to the people in our circle of influence who either aren’t Christians or who don’t have a Church home to visit… Read More »
The Habit of Appreciation
We find ourselves nearing the middle of the month of October. That may not be such a big deal to you but it is for me. The monthly emphasis in October that many congregations have embraced across the country to use this month to be intentional about expressing appreciation to the ministers, pastors and preachers… Read More »
Questions We Learned Not to Ask
One of the interesting dimensions of living in a family is observing how each family chooses to deal with certain subjects or questions that arise about life. I learned, sometimes by uncomfortable trial and error, that certain questions were not to be asked and certain subjects considered taboo. Some examples of those questions like that… Read More »
Listen to the Music!
A long, long time ago, when I was a freshman in college, I was required to take a course called “Styles”. I started my college career with the lofty goal of getting 2 degrees simultaneously from Manhattan Christian College as well as Kansas State University. It sounded like a great plan at the time but… Read More »
What It Feels Like to Win a Superbowl!
I remember about a year and a half ago that the Kansas City Chiefs, the team I have followed from childhood, were in the Superbowl and in fact prevailed in stunning fashion. As a new season is now here, I was looking back at the Chiefs pennant proudly displayed in my office. I haven’t quite… Read More »
Clearing Out the Idols
The other day in my Bible readings I came across the story in 2 Kings where Josiah had become King at the age of 8 and what some of the details of his reign included. About 12 years into his reign he was determined to give the Temple of God a bit of a refurbish. … Read More »
My Career as a Mystery Shopper
I remember several years ago when I was reading the local newspaper that a company was advertising for people to go into restaurants “undercover” to eat a meal and then share their honest feedback. I thought this sounded like some kind of a joke but the idea of people paying for my meal and for… Read More »
Be Kind, Please Rewind
I remember in days gone by when renting videos to watch in the leisure of your home was a big thing. Now of course, video tapes and video stores are gone leaving only an occasional reminder on an abandoned building still painted the familiar colors associated with this company or that. One of the big… Read More »
How to Fail in Life!
Yes, you read that title to this blog post correctly! So many books and articles today focus on “How to find Success or to Succeed in Life”. I thought I might stir it up a bit and write about a concept that is getting lots of traction within our culture that actually won’t bring success… Read More »
OK…Yes, I’m Stubborn!
I have always been a little bit stubborn. Ok, maybe more than a little bit. One thing I have noticed that really seems to bring out my stubbornness relates to accepting as a foregone conclusion some new fad or trend that “everybody” seems to have decided is the only way to be or listening to… Read More »
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