I got an email from an old friend this week. I thought you might enjoy reading his tale. ****** Dear Wade, How’s it going? You’re never gonna believe what happened to us this past week. We had one of the worst ice storms in the history of the world hit us squarely between the eyes. […]
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The Three Sermons In My Head
I preached my first Sunday morning sermon at a small church in Alpine, Texas. I travelled there from Abilene with a small group of students who would go to small town churches on the weekends and lead the worship service. They needed a preacher and I volunteered. Afterward, an older man who had preached his […]
September 5, 2013 by 3 Comments
Easily Influenced
I am easily influenced by what I watch on TV. Watching Happy Days made me want to wear a black leather jacket. Watching The Andy Griffith Show made me want to be a small town sheriff. Watching Magnum PI made me want to be a private investigator in Hawaii. Watching The Dukes of Hazzard made […]
September 3, 2013 by 1 Comment
A Texas Prayer
Today I had the honor of serving as “Pastor of the Day” for the Texas House of Representatives. My responsibilities included saying an opening prayer at today’s legislative session. (This was actually my only responsibility.) Here’s an early version of the prayer I wrote for the occasion. (If you’re not from Texas some of the […]
May 13, 2013 by 9 Comments
Nine Reasons CrossFit Changes Lives
Last week I taught three classes at the Pepperdine Lectures about what churches can learn from CrossFit. The material was reverse engineered from my book, Train For Something Greater: An Athlete’s Guide to Spiritual Fitness, available at Amazon.com. Here are nine observations I shared about the life changing environment at a typical CrossFit gym. Let the reader […]
May 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Peeps Who Played With Matches
Once upon a time there was a mother hen who had a brood of chicks. They lived in a large barnyard surrounded by a field. Her chicks were cute, cuddly, and LOUD. Their constant peeping could always be heard, no matter where you were in the barnyard. Their mother thought of them as her “precious […]
March 25, 2013 by 1 Comment
Rest Makes You Stronger
Take a Break A couple of years ago, we had an athlete in our gym who was drinking the CrossFit Kool-Aid with both hands. You could see it in his eyes. He was obsessed, maybe even addicted. CrossFit was rewarding his obsession with fantastic results. He was lean, fast, and strong. He was improving in […]
March 7, 2013 by Leave a Comment
From This Angle
I do not like the man sitting across from me in Starbucks. At first, I thought he was a typical older gentlemen having a cup of coffee, while his wife shops at a nearby store. Then he started reading a magazine that told me everything I needed to know about him. It is a religious […]
February 18, 2013 by 4 Comments
Telling Stories, Asking Questions, Learning Lessons