One of my favorite scenes in the nostalgic holiday film “A Christmas Story” comes on the heels of Old Man Parker sneakily pulling some turkey meat off from the birds his wife has pulled out of the oven on Christmas morning. In an off-guard moment, Mr. Parker has his back turned, and a door...
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“Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains.” – James 5:7 Growing up as a Southern Baptist kid in the evangelical tradition, I didn’t go to a church that was all...
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I had a pretty special weekend this weekend, which started on Thursday afternoon. My closest friend of some 25 or so years, Chris, took me to lunch at Chipotle as a special treat- to celebrate my birthday. Both he and I had not eaten yet at the Albuquerque location since it opened last year...
Read more →Tonight after work I ran a few errands to help get the house more ready to receive summer guests, and then when I came home, I decided to make a pot of goulash, and to listen to a podcast by Tom Nelson. Tom Nelson is the pastor of Denton Bible Church in Denton, Texas,...
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