Toss a stone in a pond and watch the ripples. Depending upon the size of the stone and size of the pond your action may get the whole pond moving. The same is true in our lives. The choices we make affect others. When we make good choices we affect others for good. When we…
In my experience of rearing children, a few days are watersheds. The most prominent in my mind are potty-trained, driver’s license, and graduation from college. Each of these watersheds grants to the parents a sense of accomplishment and liberty. Another victory that I celebrated, at least internally, is what I called voice-broken. It was and…
Dear Trinity Baptist Church Family: My copier is jammed. Wait, you don’t understand. This is also the printer for my computer. A jammed copier means no scanning, order of service work, no committee print offs, no handouts for VBS, no nothing. It means every project I begin has a stopping place. It would seem I…
Lin and I were on our way to our regular Friday morning McDs breakfast when our normal and the easiest path to McDs was blocked by some traffic cones. The parking lot for the offices and retail establishments just east of McDs was barricaded for a resurfacing project. When I realized that we were not…
“Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.” Francis Bacon “Hi! My name is Scott…and I’m an addict.” This is the second year that Jane and I have stayed in a cabin in Tennessee for our vacation. And we’ve already reserved it for next year. Being there again though made me aware that I was an…
