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I’m sitting in Memphis watching the Lions play the Patriots on Thanksgiving day.  There’s much to be thankful for … I’m thankful for my family, those close at hand, those spread around the country, and those who have passed on.  I remember with great fondness having family gatherings around the table at 100 West Eden. [...]

We left Sunday after church on our way to Memphis for Thanksgiving.  A few observations: It’s really cheap to stay at the Ramada Inn in Salina.  $49/night with breakfast. The toll roads through Tulsa have too much construction. Hideaway Pizza in Tulsa is worth the stop. Kansas looks just like Oklahoma. And now we’re here [...]

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In the house I grew up in, there is a hole in the bathroom door.  It was the result of one brother swinging a baseball bat at another brother.  Fortunately, the door closed before the bat met its intended destination. The door was never fixed or replaced.  Instead, the hole served as a visible reminder [...]

When Philip K. Wrigley succeeded his father as chairman of the Chicago-based chewing gum company, he continued the firm’s practice of heavily spending money on advertising to create and maintain consumer demand.   During an airline flight one day, a seatmate asked him why he continued to spend so much money on advertising a product [...]

As parents, we have a wonderful opportunity to speak into the lives of our children at crucial times.  Our words carry the power of life; they can also create wounds that may last a lifetime. We have always spoken to our girls in terms of “when you go to college” instead of “if you go [...]

It’s been a busy week and it’s only Wednesday night (Thursday morning for those of you readers on the East Coast).  I spent Monday and Tuesday deep in the bowels of PowerPoint — the first time I’ve plunged into PowerPoint in a few years.  We used a program called MediaShout for our multimedia presentations in [...]

I came across this post on Ryan Geiger’s blog (he found it from someone else) and thought I’d share. Since I’m preaching on marriage in a few weeks, I thought it was funny. ***************************** Dear Tech Support , Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a distinct slow down in [...]

After being snowed out a few times, we finally had a softball tournament this past weekend.  Hope played down in Castle Rock and did a great job.  Here’s a snapshot of an at-bat.

We kicked off a new series this weekend at Mountainview called “Chase the Lion.”  It’s based on a book by Mark Batterson that features an obscure character from the Old Testament – Benaiah.  I had the privilege of kicking off the series with a message entitled, “Defying the Odds.”  The basic premise was this: your [...]