I scraped off the cobwebs, blew out the dust, and set up the mic to converse with my friend Marty Duren. We have been friends and have shared our writing for almost twenty years. Sometimes, the projects were collaborative. We often wanted another set of eyes on something we … Continue reading
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Long ago, I spent a week at Camp Hudgens, a boy’s camp in southeast Oklahoma. Actually, it was an Oklahoma Baptist camp for Royal Ambassadors. Think Christianized Boy Scouts.
… Continue reading Read MoreAs a Royal Ambassador, I will do my best to become an informed, responsible follower of Christ,
We do not lasso grace, grace lassos us.
From my latest Can We Talk?
… Continue reading Read MoreLast month I was invited to do a breakout session for the Mockingbird Tulsa Conference. The theme was The Kindness of Grace. Father Everett told me the theme was an omage to Ted Lasso. Today’s
What are a couple of Southern Baptists doing among the Liberals?
From my recent Substack, Can We Talk?
Taken together, these two events, the question I received in Tulsa and Marty’s trolls, led me to reformulate Voltaire’s speculation regarding Southern Baptists.
“One hundred years from my day, there will … Continue reading
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“Is healthcare a right or privilege?”
Maybe the question needs a better frame.
Recently I was talking with my friend Marty about healthcare, high deductibles, and treatment costs. Amidst the ongoing cultural battles occupying congressional talking points I wondered on Twitter when would our legislators take up one of … Continue reading
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