Thursday, January 20, 2022

Run Headlong Into Joy! *

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A preschool cousin came to visit my childhood home when I was in middle school. He loved the green, sloping front yard that overlooked the l...
Friday, October 15, 2021

Parents, What Do We Do With Shame?* Words from COVID 19 Delta

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  Parents, What do we do with shame? … As a young minister, in one of my first churches, I was excited to be asked to be on the church’s sof...
Saturday, October 2, 2021

Parents, Be Careful Who You Believe!* Words From COVID 19 Delta

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Parents, be careful who you believe! There I was standing on the wall of my childhood back porch, wearing my cape, shorts with pasty white ...
Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Parents, Does It Really Say, "Give Thanks In ALL Circumstances?"* Words from Delta COVID 19

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Parents, does it really say, “give thanks in all circumstances?” In 6th grade, Knox County students had the opportunity to go to a three day...
Monday, August 30, 2021

Return to Me and I Will Return to You - The Lord Almighty*

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  I sat as a twenty-six year old in the front yard of my childhood home in Knoxville, TN having returned there from more than half a decade ...
Sunday, August 1, 2021

Parents, Are You Acting Like Sheeple?* Words Post-COVID mid Delta

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  Parents, are you acting like sheeple? My mother was always involved in our church... teaching, serving, hosting, whatever was needed.  She...
Thursday, June 3, 2021

Parents, Are Your Feet Beautiful? *Post COVID

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  Parents, are your feet beautiful? In elementary school my family had a mini-farm… seven acres on the Little Tennessee River near Alcoa - ...