Day Twenty-Nine of 365 – How to Love Your Neighbor
Although part of my professional background includes several years serving people as a Christian minister, I work hard to avoid writing anything that remotely sounds “preachy.” I came by my entrance into the field of ministry in that I was a PK growing up. What’s a PK you ask? It is short for Preacher’s Kid. […]
Day Twenty-Seven of 365 – The Present
Author’s note: I wrote this yesterday (the 27th) but was unable to publish it due to some sort of glitch in this publishing platform. I was frustrated because I thought I had lost my string of days, then I realized that my commitment was to WRITE for 365 days in a row, not necessarily publish. […]
Day Twenty Two of 365 – Something New, Part 3
Author’s Note: This is the third installment in my “short story in the making.” I am writing a short story and publishing it in segments. This is a new venture for me. I hope you’ll enjoy each addition to this story. Fire The Unknown Intrigue trumped trepidation and I found myself moving slowly toward the […]
Day Nineteen of 365 – The Start of Something New, Pt. 2
Author’s Note: As part of my personal quest to publish one bit of writing per day for a whole year, I’ve decided to start something new. I’ve decided to mix in parts of a short story that I will add to from time to time. I won’t write end-on-end segments each day until it is […]
Day Eighteen of 365 – The start of Something Different
Author’s note: I’ve shared that I have embarked on an odyssey of sorts. I have challenged myself to write something – an article, a blog post, an observation, a thought for the day – something. This evening, my wife suggested that I write a story in segments. The idea intrigued me. At first, I balked […]
Day Thirteen of 365 – An Anatomy of Hope
Day thirteen of my year long daily writing adventure finds me wondering about the future. I wonder about what opportunities and challenges lie ahead for me. I wonder about how individuals and families and corporate bodies (schools, places of worship, businesses, non-profit organizations, etc.) will negotiate the highs and lows in the next year. I […]
Day Seven of 365 – What Might Happen If . . .
I often wonder what might happen if we were to choose one action over another. How might the outcome be different? What new insight might we gain? Take a few moments to ponder what might happen if we were to: Listen more than we talk? Give more than we take? Hug rather than push away? […]
Day Six of 365 – Sometimes There Are No Words
As I awake this morning and tackle my personal challenge of writing something every day for a whole year I realize that sometimes, there are no words! Sometimes, words fail to materialize. Sometimes, the brain refuses to work. Sometimes, inspiration takes a vacation. There are other times in life when there are no words: In the […]
On The Edge . . .
More than any time in my life, I believe that our country stands on the edge of a precipice gazing down and into a dark pit. It is a pit that contains all that is troublesome and vexing – all of those demons buried deep in the collective psyche of “We the People” that we would rather […]
A Man Out of Place
I recall in the first couple of months following the 9/11 attack in NYC that Collin College in Plano held a public forum/meeting to address issues and concerns in the aftermath. There were several “experts” invited to share seats on a panel to talk about responses to the.event. There was a counter-terrorism expert from UNT […]