Today I have a GUEST blogger: Steve Gilbertson. Check out his blog site for more of his great writing and insight: Besume (http://stevegilbertson.blogspot.com/)
Steve does some writing for his local newspaper and leads worship at a coffee house (aren't worshipers the best!?) and has a great way with words. He is allowing me to share some here. When [...]
Perusing an old Baptist Hymnal this morning (Church Service Hymns, copyright 1948), I was engaged by an interesting responsive reading entitled, "The Woes of Strong Drink."
For those of you without a liturgical church background, a responsive reading is usually printed in the church bulletin as part of the worship service. The first line is read by [...]
We're watching a Christian music festival on TV that happened in South Bend, IN a couple of weeks ago.
Michael W. Smith is at the keyboard singing his head off and Tredessa asks, "When is this guy gonna age? What is he? the Christian Dick Clark?"
Michael W. is 49 and looks about 26. Dick Clark is [...]
In just a few weeks, right here in Denver, at the Pepsi Center, I believe, the annual Women of Faith Conference will take place. As usual, they are sold out and women's ministry leaders from various churches are frantically making phone calls hoping for a few extra tickets from some one who had the foresight [...]
I've had some inquiries. People have said to me, "For a week you wouldn't quit writing, but now you've gone silent. What gives?" I think you know.
I've been standing at my kitchen counter dipping fresh, hot, crunchy-crusted, steamy-centered foccacia in flavor-infused extra virgin olive oil, and filling my mouth alternately with that and thick slices [...]
There is a site on the internet that tells you how to do this. Is this strictly for fugitive parents, I wonder?
Don't ask me how I found this.
We decided that on route to my parent's 50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration, the whole bunch of us (Dave and I and all 5 grown kids and spouses and grandchildren) would zip up to Norfolk, NE where we once pastored (lived there for 7+ years) to look at old schools and houses and reminesce a little. Our plans included hoping [...]
Innocently channel-surfing last night, I came upon a Bluegrass-ish sounding group singing a song so parallel to the current cry of my heart, I was just arrested in awe. I think perhaps I have reached the "Ecclesiastes-time" of my life, a time where you are realizing so much has just been pointless and "vanity, all vanity."
Yet, hope [...]
When your neighbor or relative or so-called friend brings you a gigantic zucchini squash as a gift from their garden, don't be deceived. They don't like you at all. Zucchini and staight-necked squash from the garden should be small, baby fruit: sliced on the diagonal, tossed in extra-virgin olive oil, sprinkled with Mrs. Dash and [...]
This year, my parents are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. They raised 5 of us kids who have all married very well, thank-you, have 15 grandkids, plus some more amazing spouses, four great-grandkids and one on the way. It's pretty amazing to see them - this couple who both came from totally godless families, but [...]
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