Good Samaritans
Perhaps you heard the story of Wesley Autrey from a few years ago. Autrey, a 50 year old construction worker from New York City was standing on the subway platform with his two daughters who were heading downtown to see their mother when a man dropped to the platform floor from a seizure. Autrey quickly ran for the →
Nip and Tuck
The wonders of modern medicine never cease to amaze, neither does the depth of human vanity. The combination of the two has turned into a booming business in which anything we want nipped, tucked, tweaked, or enhanced is medically possible. It is literally possible with the right amount of money or the right insurance to transform oneself into someone →
The Power of Mixing 2 Great Things
The following is an article written for MorningStar Baptist Church's monthly newsletter, Revelations. Much of the content is an adaptation of concepts found in Reggie Joyner's book, Think Orange. Pray for us as we seek to fill this critical pastoral position in our church. I have a confession. I like to mix foods. I have another confession. The mixtures don’t always →
So many “Pacos”
I recently came across a Spanish story of the relationship between a father and son which became so estranged that the teenage son ended up running away from home. Realizing the consequences of his stubbornness the father quickly had a change of heart and began a journey in search of his estranged son. The father searched for several weeks →
Emulating Rambo
I was in seventh grade when the second movie in the “Rambo” series released. With some reluctance my mother and father gave in to my pleadings and took me to see the movie on the big screen. As a thirteen year old boy I was completely taken in by the character, John Rambo and his Hollywood hero persona. What seventh grade →
Whose idea was it to make bumper cars dodge ‘ems?
There used to be a ride at fairs and in amusements parks that was a little boys dream. It was the bumper cars. For most boys between the ages of three and ten you couldn’t get much better than the bumper cars. This little ride gave young boys not only the opportunity to drive but also the opportunity to →
Castles in the Sand
The beach and I just don’t get along all too well. This has nothing to do with my like or dislike of everything about the beach because, actually, I do like most everything about the seashore. The problem is not everything about the beach likes me. When God passed out the genes for, “skin that has the ability to →