Be Discipled, Make Disciples

everest

Devotional written for Memphis Center for Urban Theological Studies Each year, approximately 100 adventurous souls will set out to climb Mt. Everest, the highest point on earth. At 29,035 feet above sea level, the air on Everest is so thin that it cannot sustain human life. To date, more than 5000 people have summited Everest, [...]

It’s All In the Letting Go

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A very long time ago, when I had a tiny baby, someone told me that successful parenting is a series of letting go moments. I didn’t believe it then. But now that I’ve lived it, I know it’s true. I remember holding her, rocking her, inhaling the baby smells, feeling her little head nestling on [...]

39 Failures

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Devotional written for Memphis Center for Urban Theological Studies In 1953, a three-man company set out to create a rust-prevention solvent and degreaser for the aerospace industry. They failed 39 times. On the 40th attempt, they arrived at just the right water displacement formula, which eventually made its way into aerosol cans as the popular [...]

Pure Fail on So Many Levels

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I’m not even sure where to start.

Simon, Garfunkel, Harmony and Unison

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First of all, if you know me at all, you know I’m obsessed with these two gentlemen and have been since the age of about 12. I listened to them in my room for hours on end in junior high school and on eight track tapes in my 1970 Volkswagen Karman Ghia in high school. [...]