I’m a big fan of the 007 films. When I was 15 years old a family friend of mine got me hooked. My first bond movie was Thunderball and I watched it in the Florida Keys. If you know anything about Thunderball, you know it’sgot water, and sharks and boats[…]
Father’s Day Weekend
I’m going to take a week off from blogging about vision. Why? Well, this Sunday is Father’s Day and though I’m sure it was a hallmark creation, it’s still a good reminder to pause and think about the whole dad thing. I’d like to tell you about my dad. My[…]
Vision: Imagination
I’m sitting in the Northern Kentucky Conference Center waiting to be called back to donate blood. It’s part of our KY United Methodist Annual Conference. This year, our Bishop wanted clergy and lay delegates alike to not just sit and absorb the words and messages we were hearing but to[…]
Back in Town
Scripture tells us that 6 days before the Passover, Jesus went to visit his friends in Bethany (John 12). Bethany is an interesting little town – it’s about a mile and a half from Jerusalem and it’s name means house of figs. Many scholars believe that Bethany was a village[…]
Hem Notes Expanded – Change
A very dear friend of mine said, “Change is Good, as long as it’s good change.” Like most gems, this one was said almost incidentally. We were talking about some upcoming changes to a student program we were working with and without really thinking she just kinda blurted it out.[…]
Making the choice
I’ve had a lot on my mind recently! I’ve thought about things from every possible angle and I’m pretty sure I’ve even invented some new angles. That’s kinda what I do – tend to over analyze things and take time to make a choice. For a the longest time I[…]
The Table
I like eating. It’s really more than just the food though – it’s also the preparing and the sitting down to eat. I love the cooking part, especially when I’m preparing something special. When it’s a special meal for friends and family, I’m at my best. It’s a dance and[…]
Cold as hell
I’m sitting in my office right now with a warm cup of coffee and I’m cold! This morning when I got in the car my car’s thermometer read 6 degrees (that’s Fahrenheit for those who may question). Now, I’m in my office, the heater is running, but my hands are[…]
Nebuchadnezzer – more going on…
I’m a product of the Christian Bubble – no doubt. I’ve been reading Daniel with our Thursday Bible Study and to put it bluntly the first 6 chapters are a lot of “been there done that.” Who hasn’t heard the story of Daniel and the interpretation of the dreams or[…]
New Community
Last night was my first Bible Study here in Louisville. We read the first 2 chapters of Daniel, which is no light reading. As we shared about the passages we spent a lot of time on the meaning of the Vision that Nebuchadnezzer had interpreted by Daniel (or by God[…]