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”
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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)”
If You Get To The Funeral Home You’ve Gone Too Far
We lived in Cabot, Arkansas for fifteen years and this is what would I tell people when giving directions to our church building. If nothing else, it usually got their attention because for better or worse, funeral homes usually stand out. Nothing else really looks quite like a funeral home. Architecturally, they might resemble a church or aContinue reading “If You Get To The Funeral Home You’ve Gone Too Far”
No workarounds for us!
We’re all familiar with workarounds—those stop gap measures we employ when we don’t have the time, money, or opportunity to fix something correctly. What they sometimes lack in aesthetics they can make up for in functionality. For example, years ago the lock on my truck’s fuel door stopped working. I wasn’t concerned about the locking aspect but I alsoContinue reading “No workarounds for us!”
Rhubarb Pie and the Community of Christ
Do you remember the United States Army recruiting slogan, Army of One? If not, don’t feel bad—it wasn’t around too long. For those of you who don’t remember, it replaced the quite well known, Be all that you can be—a motto that attracted young people into the service for two decades. Supposedly the marketing strategy behind Army ofContinue reading “Rhubarb Pie and the Community of Christ”
Part of a Family
One of the more challenging tasks parents have in raising their children is in helping them to understand the proper relationship between the individual and community. This undertaking is complicated by the facts that our culture places an extremely high value on individualism and that most children tend to be naturally self-centered. Any parent or teacher canContinue reading “Part of a Family”
Little Fingers and the Body of Christ
I cut my finger on a chainsaw one time. Now that I have your attention, I can tell you that it was one of those small chainsaws that is powered by a battery. Furthermore, the saw wasn’t even on at the time—I was pulling the plastic over off the blade when I sliced my littleContinue reading “Little Fingers and the Body of Christ”
Learning to Love
The following are from the book, Children’s Letters to God by Stuart Hample and Eric Marshall: They all begin with Dear God. From there , well, they go everywhere as you’ll see. Well, there it is—“from the lips of children and infants.” Their words are humorous because we can relate to them. They touch upon the sameContinue reading “Learning to Love”
There’s No App for Moms!
Just in case anyone is wondering, moms (biological as well as those who are functionally mothers) are still critically and fundamentally important. They always have been and always will be. Even though motherhood had been through the blender over the last several decades, their importance remains unchanged and should be unchallenged. We neglect this foundationalContinue reading “There’s No App for Moms!”
A Taste of Grace with Bruce Green 