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Take Time with a Wounded Hand
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, January 2026. When I was a kid, I spent countless hours lying on my bed listening to the radio. I started spending more time listening to the radio again recently, especially my favorite 80s and 90s rock classics. Something about listening to music comforts me, reduces my stress,…
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Perspective
On a gorgeous January afternoon in south Texas – clear blue sky, gentle breeze, and mid-sixties temperature – I lay on the slope at the back of my house, stared up and the sky, and listened to the traffic just on the other side of the greenbelt. A calm blew over me as the sounds…
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Together We Can
You Can Only Get So High, a song by Richie Sambora, former guitarist for Bon Jovi, is a melancholic song about redemption. There comes a point in life when we can no longer outrun our demons, and we are left with the truth of who we are and what we are trying to avoid. The…
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A Tap or a Tube
Sermonette offered at Ordinary Community Church on Sunday, November 23, 2025. This morning, I want to explore the Parable of the Mustard Seed. A while back, I saw a post on Instagram about the parable of a mustard seed. It gave a new perspective on an old story. I tried to find it again but…
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Dust On Our Bibles
Driving into work this past weekend, a police officer pulled me over for speeding – 30 mph in a 20 mph residential zone. I knew better. I admitted that much to the officer. “Yeah,” I said after he told me why he pulled me over. “I wasn’t paying attention to my speed until I saw…
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I Desire Compassion
The 4th Sunday of the month at Ordinary Community Church is called Community Table. We have a mini service before gathering in the community to hand out meal kits. Our goal is to eventually share a meal with our neighbors. This is the sermonette I prepared for this week – based on Judges 6 and…
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Translating Christian Song Lyrics – Days of Elijah
I play drums for my church’s worship band. Today our set list featured songs from the 1990s and 2000s. While learning new songs, I play my Amazon playlist on repeat while driving to and from work. Then, on my days off, I practice on my drums. If it proves a more difficult song to learn…
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Term of Endearment
This past weekend, I attended a beautiful celebration of life service for my sister’s father-in-law. It was the most wonderful celebration of life service I have ever attended, and most of the credit goes to my sister. Throughout this week, I have heard stories about all she has done for her family to shield them…
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Snakes, Turns, and Revelations
In the days following my friend’s stepson’s suicide, I felt a growing uneasiness within me. Fear for myself gripped me, and I could not explain why. I mean, like I said in my last post, I likened the incident to being cut by flying shrapnel, not taking a direct hit. Still, the trepidation began to…
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He’s Never Failed Me Yet
Whenever I preach, I usually share my long-hand notes. Today was not supposed to be a day of sharing because the message I intended to bring is not my own. Most of the sermon would be coming from my former Sunday School teacher, Dr. Richard Leslie Parrott. When I last visited Nashville for my former…
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