(Originally published in February 2013, with the last stanza added in light of yesterday’s tragic news.)
It’s hard to explain to a Diet Coke fan
Or a four-wheel-drive, six-pack and Marlboro man,
But I still get my kicks from a little pink can –
It’s TaB, baby. It’s TaB.
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Can you tell me, What is Pride?
A setup for falling if your only view’s the mirror…
Theater of division if you focus on race or ethnicity.
Create “we” out of “I” however, and when “we” charge the world together,
Heart-borne pride becomes the wonder we share
In serving something bigger, uniting us together.
Now pride happy-dances with humility and
Glories in ways we resemble and differ.
Furthermore, when new generations
Own and advance your legacy…
Xenophiles, teachers, Kingdom builders, preachers…
Everlasting pride is the gratitude you feel that
Somehow God would give you an earthbound witness to His glory.
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Here it is!
Mobile’s answer to one-stop shopping.
While you’re picking up your Tommee Tippee Back to Nature bottle warmer (currently on sale at you-gotta-be-kidding-me prices), you can also check out some fake blood or a Walking Dead costume next door.
We’re talking odd couple convenience, friends. [click to continue…]
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All Your works shall give thanks to You, O Lord… Psalm 145:10
This is a work of God.
This little guy has lived at my house longer than I have.
Throughout the summer he’s maintained this exquisite work of art, despite several collisions with humans.
He’s not alone.
He joins with all creation, using their gifts and design, worshipping their Creator.
And on days like this, I get to have a front-row seat.
Blue jays, cardinals and mockingbirds call to each other nearby. [click to continue…]
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Callings spur on much of our lives, and can come from many sources.
Some people are called by deeply held values, such as liberty and country. [click to continue…]
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Last week we made a cross-country U-turn and returned to Lubbock for a wedding and some work and training. We needed to rent a car, but weren’t too worried about it. Hey, it was Wednesday, in June, in Lubbock Texas. What could possibly be a problem with renting a car?
Texas Tech University, that’s what. It’s the tail that wags everybody’s dog in Lubbock, and it seems they were having Freshman Orientation or something, and all the cars were booked. Except at Hertz. So we stand in the long line and wait. Finally I tell the desk jockey I would like an SUV for four days.
“I can do that rental for $131.00,” she says. I’m impressed. “Go for it,” says I.
Turns out that was $131.00 a day. Something about supply and demand.
Oh well. Sometimes you’re just running on five cylinders.
(Speaking of supply and demand, the next day Alamo had a supply – $21.00 a day for a Camry – and I made a demand that Hertz take their gold-plated rental back.) [click to continue…]
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To forge the skills of teamwork, timing, and synchronized face planting…
To turn the most ordinary of fixtures into an adventure in the making…
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This is what everybody else sees.
This is what he sees.
It’s not just a difference of perspective… [click to continue…]
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What a wondrous time… when in a matter of days winter’s chill …
Gives way to the life and hope of spring. [click to continue…]
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Your home is a sanctuary… your last defense against this crazy world.
That’s why you should be prepared to recognize the often-subtle signs that accompany a breach of your outer perimeter. Here are five things to watch for:
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