Known and Loved by the Famous One

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Devotional written for Memphis Center for Urban Theological Studies Think for a moment about your favorite celebrity — that person you’d love to meet if you could choose to meet anyone. Maybe it’s a movie actor, television star, athlete or musician, or perhaps a famous literary or historical figure. If you are lucky enough to [...]

First Pitches: Cardinals’ Home Opener

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I’ve been looking forward to this day for a long time. The Cardinals and the Memphis Redbirds’ home openers on the same day makes it a great day full of baseball. No one does Opening Day like the Cardinals, and it was especially amazing given the World Series win. Here’s the ceremonial first pitches by [...]

Be Discipled, Make Disciples

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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, [...]

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 [...]

He Goes Before Us

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Devotional written for Memphis Center for Urban Theological Studies George Washington was so afraid of being buried alive that he exacted a promise from his aides to leave his body out for two days after his death. Famed film director Woody Allen is reportedly afraid of bright colors, dogs, children, sunshine and peanut butter sticking [...]