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[…]

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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[…]

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Stretching

I’ve been given a lot of blessings in my life. One of the greatest (outside of my fabulous wife and way cool kids) was to travel to Costa Rica on 3 different occasions. I’ve been to several different countries, though am no world traveler, but there is something about this[…]

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Threads – Part 3

Freedom is a funny thing. It’s something those of us in the Westernized world value more than just about anything. We state that it’s the very reason for our existence as Americans. The source of our collective wisdom, Wikipedia, sates the following definition of Wisdom: is the state of not[…]

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Threads – Part 2

We’re spending time right now in a specific passage in the book Acts (2:42-47) and we’re looking at the elements or threads that were a part of the first community of Jesus followers following the Resurrection. These threads were interwoven into an amazing tapestry that has continued to influence and[…]

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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[…]

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