Author Archives: A Taste of Grace with Bruce Green

The Power of the Table

Gregg Popovich was the head coach of the San Antonio Spurs from 1996 to 2025. To say that he was successful would be an understatement. Consider the following: What makes his success so remarkable is that San Antonio is a small market team. They can’t compete with teams from Los Angeles, New York, and otherContinue reading “The Power of the Table”

Touching Home

I’ve been asked to speak in our church’s summer series. The topic I have is, What more is there to life? The theme of the series is, Questions That Shape Belief, and some of the other topics/questions are, Who is Jesus and Why did He die? and Why and How do I pray?  As you can see, my question is notContinue reading “Touching Home”

The Difference Between Silver and Gold

I heard a story on NPR about a man who was as a sergeant in the Massachusetts Army National Guard and served on the honor guard at military funerals. His duty was to sound Taps. It’s phrased that way because he didn’t actually play the song (he didn’t know how to play the bugle). Instead,Continue reading “The Difference Between Silver and Gold”

Thinking about Community (1)

The early chapters of Genesis have much to say about community. The inspired record has scarcely started when we read that “it is not good for the man to be alone” (Genesis 2:18). While this statement points primarily towards the marriage relationship, it also expresses the larger truth that God made us for relationships. We are social beings. ThoughContinue reading “Thinking about Community (1)”

What Will They Remember About Us?

Before his death in 2006, Paul Eells was the “voice of the Razorbacks” for almost thirty years, Sports Director at KATV in Little Rock for the same period of time, and Arkansas Sportscaster of the Year thirteen times. The Wikipedia page on him probably sums it up best when it says he was an iconic figure inContinue reading “What Will They Remember About Us?”

Great in God’s Way

We had the opportunity to travel to Greece several years ago. Our youngest daughter was there as part of an international study program associated with Harding University. Their Greek campus was located just outside of Athens, so we were able to go to the city a few times and see many of its sites (including the Acropolis).Continue reading “Great in God’s Way”

Mind the Gap

London’s subway system is usually referred to as the Tube. It’s the oldest underground railway in the world (1863), and second largest in the world, serving 270 stations. The deepest tube is almost two hundred feet below the ground and during WWII, many of the tunnels were used as bomb shelters. There are 422 escalators that move peopleContinue reading “Mind the Gap”

Searching for Pearls

Muhammad Ali said, The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life. Getting older doesn’t guarantee wisdom, but it definitely helps! So much of life is learning by doing (from riding a bicycle to parenting). The longer we live and the more we do, the moreContinue reading “Searching for Pearls”

The Death of Despair

After capturing Chattanooga in the spring of 1864, General William Tecumseh Sherman pointed his troops toward Atlanta. Joe Johnson and his men met him in the mountains but were badly outnumbered. The fighting was fierce but Johnson’s line held. Then Sherman’s troops flanked Johnson’s on the southern side where the railroad was. Because the supply lines had to beContinue reading “The Death of Despair”