Three churches, two iguanas, one Sunday
SOUTHWEST RANCHES, FLA. — I hit the church-hopping trifecta, visiting three South Florida congregations in one Sunday morning. The trip was a last-minute, skymiles-burning endeavor…
Insight
Ada: home of Blake, Babylon and bats
ADA, OKLA. — Welcome to “God’s Country.” No, I’m not referring to Morgan Wallen’s irksome social media post after his abrupt exit from “Saturday Night…
Anniversary brings to mind my Heritage of faith
FRANKLIN, Tenn. — Dad got a little choked up during the Lord’s Supper. I think it had more to do with allergies than emotions. He…
A journey from a food truck to an Air Force cargo plane and back again
ALTUS, Okla. — Whenever we come to this southwestern Oklahoma town to see my wife’s folks, we hit all the high points — Roberts Drive Inn, Luigi’s…
Requiem for a passport and a parrot
‘This parrot is no more! He has ceased to be. Bereft of life, he rests in peace. If you hadn't nailed him to the perch…
Tape on the pews: As we return, let’s not repeat a failed restoration
OKLAHOMA CITY — There’s tape on the pews. It’s blue and green, and it tells us where to sit. Blue rows only. We usually end up…
A trip to Home Depot leads to a baptism — and hope for Venezuela
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — ‘Go Dawgs!” That wasn’t a phrase I expected to hear in the heart of Tennessee Vols country. (Actually, it’s more like Commodore country…
Seeing the Lights of Paris
PARIS — Returning from Africa is a surreal experience. You say goodbye to brothers and sisters of the humblest means, the kindest people in the world, and…
‘It is critical that all of us get along, especially in the church.’
SEARCY, Ark. — ‘If I can help somebody, as I pass along, if I can cheer somebody, with a word or song. If I can show…
What Bailey McBride means to me
Bailey McBride was the first person I saw when I stepped off the plane from Atlanta at Will Rogers World Airport in 2001. He was…
