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Why Do We Build These Walls – King Day

Over the weekend Patty and I took in a few movies, it is what she wanted to do for her birthday that we could not get to a couple of weeks ago. Fortunately 12 Years A Slave was still showing locally. Some may not like the comparison but it … Continue reading

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Jim Carey Meets the Sugar Bowl or, How Paul Littleton Views the Matchup

Later this evening the Sooners will play the Crimson Tide in the Sugar Bowl. I am not making any predictions except that my brother Paul’s Facebook Page may blow up about 10:30 p.m. CST. Many an Alabama fan will race over to ask what was he thinking when he … Continue reading

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Mandela, Matthew, and What Is Getting Done or, Reading from a Different Location

I remember the shantytown. After a week of staying on the Golden Mile watching the tide come and go looking out across the Indian Ocean, walking the boardwalk between meetings, taking countless photographs, and largely sharing the experience of an American tourist, I rode north out of town with … Continue reading

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Fires Burn in Milford, TX

We moved from Milford, TX in 1994. For four years we served the First Baptist Church there. Kimberly started school in Milford. Tommie would have started Kindergarten had we not moved. I earned my D. Min. at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary while we served in Milford. We have good … Continue reading

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Honorable Mention . . . The Right Place for the Edge of the Inside

Who wouldn’t like to make the rankings among Christian blogs? In 2012 I entered the SBC Blue Collar Blog Contest over at SBC Voices and won. I did not win for any other reason than a well-oiled campaign elevated to winning heights by two of my biggest fans, if … Continue reading

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