Lost in Translation

Well, today is August 5th and the Indianapolis Public School system started the new school year this morning. They must be kidding - August is barely here and already the kids are back for another year in class. In fact,…

This week, Janet and I attended church and witnessed 9 baptisms during the service we attended. If my math is correct, the program listed a total of 38 people who made the commitment this week-end, during 4 services, to demonstrate…

In the last week or so, I have heard two outstanding sermons on following Jesus. And I mean outstanding. The first one was from the pastor of a partner church that our home church interacts with in Nairobi and the…

I might as well say at the top of this post that we are talking about weight loss tonight. Almost four months ago, Janet decided that she wanted to lose a little weight - and I mean a little... Those…

I should say at the top of this post that I started out the wrong way with this post. Last Saturday evening, I had an idea and entered it into my iPad but then apparently published the title (Wrong Way…

I'm back from Evansville and Dallas this week. In fact, I am sitting in my own chair, with Janet across the room from me, and I am just chilling out. Like most weeks, this one has been busy. It's odd…

It's been another one of those weird days. I feel good, but I have been bombarded with another round of stuff that just is in conflict with a God centered existence. And it's been one of those days where I…

I had a surprise earlier today when I opened my inbox. A pastor friend of mine, who leads a small church north of here, will be going away for several days and asked if I would fill in and preach…

Friday is the beginning of summer, 2013 - the day of the summer solstice as it is sometimes called. And we will be in the summer season until we arrive at the official beginning of fall in late September. Our…

As you know, I was in Knoxville earlier this week and I just happened to stay at the Holiday Inn - World Fair Park downtown. It brought back memories of the 1982 World's Fair that was held in Knoxville and…