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Dale Lyons on Food
Today I paused while cleaning out my office and skimmed through some old journals. I found this jewel of a quote from January 8, 1998. I was home from Harding on break, and had apparently been over at the Lyons’ … Continue reading
The 4 Best Games You’ve Never Played
A lot of times people are surprised when I tell them I really love to play board games. You need to understand, though – I’m not talking about Monopoly, Clue, or Scrabble. I think those are fine, but what I … Continue reading
Off for Interview Weekend at Tullahoma
Well, friends, the weekend we’ve been waiting for all month is finally here – Friday morning, Kelly, the girls, and I will travel to Tullahoma, TN, for an interview weekend. The interview is for a preaching ministry position with the … Continue reading
Sermon Assessment
I appreciate all the encouragement and help I’ve gotten over the years in preaching – I know it’s helped me develop as a preacher, and I am eager to grow even more. To that end, I’ve worked a little bit … Continue reading
Urgent Messages
Man, I am super excited to share something with you this morning that we did a couple of weeks ago in PV&J (our midweek worship). It was one of the best things we’ve done! Just for some context, here’s how … Continue reading
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Blog Changes
You may notice over the next couple of weeks some changes in my blog. I’ve shifted away from using tumblr, (which was hosted off of this site), and have gone to a self-hosted wordpress blog. Besides the backgound stuff, (that … Continue reading
The Occasion of My Thirty-Second Birthday
Isn’t really all that much of an occasion, except that it marks the certainty of passing time, reminds me that the clock is ticking, and challenges me to take stock and do something with my life. For a while I’ve … Continue reading
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Storment on the "Big Lie"
I just read a pretty sweet blog entry from my friend Jonathon Storment, on consuming stories. Here’s my favorite bit: I’m not someone who thinks that the television is the Devil, or that movies are bad. What I am concerned … Continue reading
Thank You, Dr. King
There are all kinds of little and big things that mark holidays like today. The mail doesn’t run, trash doesn’t get picked up, schools close. Twitter trends get dominated, major public figures take to podiums, and plenty of other folks … Continue reading
Hovater’s Prediction
It’s been seventeen years and six days since the ‘92 edition of the Tide whipped Miami and put Gene Stallings on their shoulders to finish Alabama’s 12th National Championship. It’s been a long time coming, but now we’re a game … Continue reading