We’re finished with another workshop. We had a great time of worship at Garnett this morning. I really enjoyed hearing Bruce Marchiano tell his story on Thursday night. He had some great facial expressions and sound effects. On Friday night, Randy Harris and Jerry Taylor demonstrated once again why they’re two of the best preachers […]
Archives for March 2007
2007 Tulsa Workshop
The Tulsa Workshop is only a few days away. Terry Rush and the folks at the Memorial Drive Church of Christ have put together a great program. I’m honored to be a part of it. I’ll be teaching a couple of classes, one on Thursday and one on Saturday. Usually Memorial and Garnett alternate years […]
March 20, 2007 by 9 Comments
Movies and Books
I’ve seen a couple of good movies in the last week: “Zodiac” and “Amazing Grace.” Two very different movies but both are well made and worth watching. A theme common to both movies is obsession and the toll it takes on those committed to a cause. Our staff is reading Slaves, Women and Homosexuals: Exploring […]
March 9, 2007 by 7 Comments
New Podcast: Episode One
I’m starting up a new podcast here at this blog. I’ll be posting talks that I give at other events, conversations that I have with interesting people, and thoughts that might be better heard than read. The weekly teachings I do at Garnett will continue to be found at the Garnett Podcast. Eventually, this podcast […]
March 7, 2007 by 1 Comment
Lent Busters
Sweet-Tarts jelly beans are the best jelly beans ever. You can only find them around Easter and–as it seems to be the case here in Tulsa–at Walgreens. The last two seasons of Lent I’ve tried to give up sugar. Both times these little beans of sweet jelly coated with a tart outer shell have shipwrecked […]
March 5, 2007 by 16 Comments
Coping with Pluralism
I grew up west Texas, surrounded by fields of cotton and oil. In my little hometown, I can’t remember encountering anyone who would claim an alternative religion to Christianity. Some were good, some were bad, some were barely, but just about everyone I knew claimed Christianity as their religion. Now, things couldn’t be more different. […]
March 2, 2007 by 13 Comments
Telling Stories, Asking Questions, Learning Lessons