Published on May 21, 2014 at patheos.com/blogs/spiritchatter Last Saturday, my wife and daughter held a garage sale. I wasn’t there because I went with my son to his college orientation. When I arrived home, Priscilla couldn’t wait to tell me this story. Mid-morning a woman drove up in a late model black Mercedes Benz. She […]
Published at huffingtonpost.com on February 3, 2014. My wardrobe is, well, outdated, so I took the plunge and went to Nordstrom, where a guy named Nick helped me figure out what to do. I brought old slacks, old shirts, and about a dozen old ties. Natty Nick went nuts. He loved the old ties — […]
Published at patheos.com/blogs/spiritchatter on January 19, 2014. My wardrobe (if you could call it that) is, well, outdated, so Priscilla and I took the plunge and went to Nordstrom, where a guy named Nick helped me figure out what to do. I brought old slacks, old sports jackets, and about a dozen old ties. Natty […]
Published at huffingtonpost.com on September 3, 2013 As Barack Obama, advisers and members of Congress consider how to confront the spiral of violence in Syria, Christians should ask themselves, “Does the Holy Spirit ever inspire violence?” This is a dangerous question, and I am prone to answer it with a loud and clear, “No!” The Spirit inspires […]
Published at patheos.com/blogs/spiritchatter on August 27, 2013 My son Jeremy and I golfed the other day at a nine hole, par three course. You can’t exactly call it golf. I scored 49 when par was 27. That’s a forgettable enough score. But what I didn’t forget is this. As we walked the course, I felt the slightest […]