Dallas Willard

Conspiring Against Anger . . . Lyle Muses

Who could ever get angry with such a little guy?! And, no, though it looks like Nathan, it is indeed Lyle. Don’t you know Lyle would be unplugging my Internet connection if he knew I was posting these photos. (Nathan, I know you are watching and yes, there Continue reading

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Lyle Tagged Evette . . . or Maybe Evette Tagged Lyle

Saturdays. I wondered today what would Lyle be doing the first Saturday of March. If he were not at the fire station he may have planned for folks to come watch the Bedlam game this afternoon. I confess, he would be sorely disappointed in the Sooners’ season but would … Continue reading

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Lyle Blogging? How Our Children Influence Us

We are supposed to influence our children. After all, they do not know what we know. I am sure as Lyle looked in on Natalie he had no idea one day he would write these words,

“My daughter Natalie who turned me on to blogging.”

In fact, I am … Continue reading

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Six Years Later . . . The Early Conspirator

To say six years lapsed in a town our size without ever crossing Lyle’s path would be inaccurate. School events always put us in proximity. I am sure we chatted here and there.

Late in the summer of 2002 Lyle, Evette, and Nathan began visiting Snow Hill. Natalie had … Continue reading

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Wright Redeems Talk of Virtue in After You Believe

I recently noted an interview with N.T. Wright by my friend Tripp Fuller. One of the subjects covered in the interview was Wright’s new book After You Believe: Why Christian Character Matters. Explaining the hope he had in writing the book, Wright mentioned a possible titled included “Virtue.” … Continue reading

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