I sometimes like to watch the extras, or background actors, or whatever you want to call them when I’m watching a TV show or a movie. I like to see if they’re being natural, or if they’re doing something weird because they’re on camera and they feel like they should…

“There’s a snake up there on the bricks!” They said. “Walk on the other side of the path.” They said. I was pushing my son, Jack, in his stroller, through the Nature Preserve today, just enjoying the beautiful weather. There was a snake! A big snake! I’m glad they told…

I saw an article today that said New York City just removed their last public payphone. Why does such news bring with it so many emotions? I’m for sure getting older, we all are, but I’m not old…that old anyway. Seeing that news made me feel so nostalgic, or sad…

I was thinking about hamburgers the other day. What a funny word, “hamburger.” There’s no ham in the burgers I eat…no ham that I know of, anyway. Now a SPAMburger, that would have some ham, but I digress. Words. They mean things. Someone reading a McDonald’s menu 200 years from…

My car was carrying precious cargo, my wife and two kids. We were driving in two lane traffic headed back home from a weekend in Lubbock. The big vehicle in the other lane had left its lane and crossed over a little too far into ours. I hate those roads…

“The foundation of all ministry is a love for the Lord and a desire to spread his glory. This is the only motivation that will keep the missionary going for the distance.” -Thomas Hale & Gene Daniels I’ve been reading a book by long time missionaries Thomas Hale & Gene…

I was reading an article the other day about “the death of the movie star” and how, with the advent of streaming services and social media, the mystique that once shrouded the likes of, well I’m sure you can think of a few A-listers who maybe aren’t so “A-list” anymore…

“Hosanna!” They said. “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” They said. “Crucify him!” They said. Humans…people…we sure are a mercurial lot. A lot of sinners to put it bluntly. Especially when things don’t happen according to our expectations. Have you ever praised God on Sunday…

Countries aren’t eternal, but people are. Or is it empires? I don’t remember. I’m pretty sure someone famous said that, but I couldn’t find who. My mom and I were driving down the road the other day, and we saw a huge Ukrainian flag flying right next to a huge…