Blogs
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Monday Morning Manna: Changes
In 1964 I graduated from college, got married, and enrolled in seminary. It was a year of many changes. That same year, Bob Dylan wrote what he called, “a deliberate…
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Monday Morning Manna: If You Didn’t Know It Was a Problem . . .
I feel sorry for my Grandfather. He lived before the discovery that a man’s wallet could cause back trouble. That’s right! Recent research has discovered that a man sitting on…
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Monday Morning Manna: Praying for New-born Babies and Their Parents
When I was born, the hospital in Temple, Texas had a show window where they placed their idea of the best-looking baby to be born that day/week. Partly because someone…
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Monday Morning Manna: Understanding Why
The older I get the less I understand about some things. I don’t understand why good people elect bad politicians. I don’t understand why faithful church members have violent disagreements.…
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Monday Morning Manna: Don’t Say Amen!
I have a confession. Growing up, it seemed the preachers always used at least one Hebrew or Greek word in every sermon to help clarify or explain the biblical text.…
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Monday Morning Manna: Southern Baptists and Sexual Abuse
I was born into a family of Southern Baptists, with a pastor father and a missionary oriented mother. My middle name was taken from the name of my parent’s pastor.…
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Monday Morning Manna: Well Done, Legion
In my many years of relationship with a Seminary, I’ve seen him come and go. His name is Legion (meaning, “many”). God called him, so he came to Seminary to…
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Monday Morning Manna: Heaven, Earth, and Holding Patterns
As a recent flight was caught in a “holding pattern” the analogy was too obvious for me. Perhaps I’ve been too far to many “celebrations of life” lately. French Philosopher,…
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Monday Morning Manna: On Becomming a Great-Grandfather
I attended a baby shower recently. I don’t usually go to these types of events. For me, going to a ball game seems much more enjoyable. But this one was…
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Monday Morning Manna: Prayed-Up Pastors and Interceding People
When your Pastor stands to proclaim God’s Word is there the appearance of being “prayed up?” You may or may not be able to discern this, but don’t assume that…