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I was driving through town yesterday doing some errands when I hear a sound clip from the Episcopal General Conference currently being held in California. The clip was from Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori’s opening speech at the conference during which she described the “great Western heresy” that was taking over the church. At first, [...] One of my earliest memories as a child was playing tag around an old propane tank at Grandma Langley’s house. It was suppose to be a somber day as it was my grand-grand-grandmother funeral – but we were too young to realize the full impact of such an event. To us it was a day [...] I have confession: In my mind, I had written off Compassion International as just another guilt laying, money making machine. Why? I can’t really point towards a particular reason or event. It’s just that during college it seemed like their speakers were EVERYWHERE holding up pictures of poor and dying children. The same message was spoken: [...] One of the best memories I have of growing up was watching my dad make pancakes. I would eagerly watch him as he mixed up the batter and poured it into the hot skillet, all the while giving a play-by-play commentary on his actions. Together we would watch the batter began to bubble on the [...] Expedia just released a survey of 4,500 hotels worldwide ranking tourists on their behavior. The worst group: French tourists – with Spaniards and Greeks coming in right behind them. The best tourists in the world are from, surprise surprise, Japan. They are seen as clean, polite, uncomplaining and quiet. How did the USA rank? We came [...] Honduras holds some amazing memories for me as this was the country where I “cut my missions teeth”. For several years, I took regular trips to Tegucigalpa and the outlining areas on behalf of my King. I remember one time crossing the courtyard in front of the capital building as the military drove up in [...] Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 [...] I experienced something very odd this 4th of July – we were at a local community rodeo enjoying the fun and games when everyone stopped to say the Pledge of Allegiance. As I stood there staring at United States flag, I couldn’t say the pledge. Or more specifically, I couldn’t say all of it even [...] In order for a culture to maintain itself, it has to have a birth rate of 2.1%. Anything less then that means the culture is in decline. Or perhaps, I should re-phrase that – instead of "culture", which is constantly changing and shifting, let us state that in order for a people group to survive [...] Yelp – I’m a five time uncle as of today. Congratulations to J & J and the whole family!! |
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