Years ago, after I had just graduated from Law School, I worked in downtown Atlanta. I would take the bus each morning from our suburban apartment to downtown. In the evening I would gather with other suburbanites and wait for my bus to take me […]
Month: November 2012
Ho Ho Ho. Stress is on the Way
The Christmas Season has officially kicked off. All the Thanksgiving leftovers are gone. Names have been pulled for gift giving. For some, decorations are up. For others, the boxes of decorations are at least out of the closet. What next? Stress. Admit it. You are […]
Fireproof
Last night I watched the movie “Fireproof” on CMT. It was great to see a movie promoting faith in Christ so directly on a television network. I had heard about the movie for years but had never seen it. Don’t know how I missed it […]
Being Less Political and More Authentic
“I wrote you in my earlier letter that you shouldn’t make yourselves at home among the sexually promiscuous. I didn’t mean that you should have nothing at all to do with outsiders of that sort. Or with crooks, whether blue- or white-collar. Or with spiritual […]
Continuing Christian Education
2 Timothy 4:3 New International Version (NIV) 3 For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine.
Thoughts as the Turkey Thaws
Thanksgiving is tomorrow. I have a couple of last minute tips. I realize that these may fall squarely in the “none of your business” category but I mess in your business every day so why should Thanksgiving be any different. First, I pray that you […]
Forget Christian Values – Focus on Christ
It really is the holiday season. The stores are decorated for Christmas. Remember when they used to wait until after Thanksgiving? I am already thinking about Christmas cards and gifts. It seems to me that we miss one of our great opportunities as Christians during […]
What Do You Really Need?
It must be the holiday season. I’ve gotten the first of many “What Do They Need” calls from relatives. They want to know what the people I know a little bit better than they do “need” or “want” for Christmas. I find these calls difficult […]