Brown M&Ms

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Devotional written for Memphis Center for Urban Theological Studies Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. Luke 16:10 In the 1980s, rock band Van Halen was at the height of their popularity, playing to packed venues [...]

Resolutions. The Boring Kind.

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I wasn’t going to do this, but I’ve been thinking (not too hard) about it and I do have a few resolutions, so here goes. Some are lofty and spiritual, some are probably unattainable and some are just going to be fun. In no particular order: I’m not going to say a lot about this [...]

Tune Your Heart

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Devotional written for Memphis Center for Urban Theological Studies “Has it ever occurred to you that one hundred pianos all tuned to the same fork are automatically tuned to each other? They are of one accord by being tuned, not to each other, but to another standard to which each one must individually bow. So [...]

Sound and Community

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Devotional written for Memphis Center for Urban Theological Studies (MCUTS) A familiar melody. Rustling leaves. A soft rain on the roof. Sounds that soothe and relax us and add beauty and richness. Like much of life, we often enjoy simple things without giving much thought to their origin, but let’s think for a moment about [...]

The Blessings Box

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Here getting ready for surgery – more about that here. So i checked into the hospital at 5:00 a.m. And found this sweet blessings box in the surgery waiting room. Very cool. Ok, yes, I know that’s Papyrus, but it is still comforting. Gotta go – doctor is coming! Catch ya on the flip side. [...]