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May 11, 2026
A few weeks ago, I took my daughter to see the musical The Wiz. At the show, there was an...
May 4, 2026
One of my favorite songs is “Best Part,” by Daniel Caesar and R&B sensation H.E.R. On the track,...
April 27, 2026
If you’ve ever been low on lotion, you know the lengths you’ll go to get the last little bit out...
April 20, 2026
A couple of weeks ago, our church had an Easter egg hunt for the children and youth. My...
April 13, 2026
A couple of weeks ago, my Keurig coffeemaker stopped working. That day, I dashed to the store to...
April 6, 2026
Last summer, when my daughter and I flew to Chicago, I took her to the basketball court where my...
March 30, 2026
I give my college students a quiz almost every Friday. A while back, one of my students didn’t...
March 23, 2026
When I’m low on ketchup or barbecue sauce, I pour a little water into the container and shake it...
March 16, 2026
Earlier this year, during the severe ice storm, lawns looked like ice-skating rinks. So, on...
March 2, 2026
A few years ago, when I was teaching a college New Testament course, one of my students had...
February 23, 2026
A while back, when I was shopping for produce at the grocery store, they didn’t have any rainbow...
February 16, 2026
A while ago, I tried to clean the window seal of the transom window of my house. The transom...
February 9, 2026
Last year, I used a deflated Bozo bop bag as a sermon illustration. When I had my daughter try to...
February 2, 2026
When I was driving the other day, the “Low Fuel” light came on. I didn’t panic, though, because I...
January 26, 2026
Some people show up at cookouts and family gatherings empty-handed—no dish, no dessert, no drinks...
January 19, 2026
I used to eat Tyson Any’tizers Buffalo wings all the time. When I was in a rush, I would heat...
January 12, 2026
Every year, I write letters of recommendation for students applying to graduate school. The...
January 5, 2026
On January 1, 2017, as Jocelyn and I headed to the launch service of New Beginnings Church at the...
December 1, 2025
When I leave the house, I check my pockets to make sure I don’t forget my wallet because it’s...
November 17, 2025
When I was in seminary over twenty years ago, I drove a 1986 Volvo 240 DL. One day, it broke down...