A Sermon for DaySpring

Sermon: Let’s Make a Deal August 2, 2009 DaySpring Baptist Church Waco, Texas Lectionary:   2 Samuel 11:26 – 12:13a,  Psalm 51:1-12,  John 6:24-35 This will be a sermon in eight acts (don’t worry, some of the acts are very, very brief) Prayer Act One Over the past few months I’ve discovered, and become addicted to, [...]

Anxiety, Depression, and the Spiritual Journey slides and audio available

Thursday evening, June 18, over 50 people gathered at the St. Albans Community Outreach Center for this presentation. I want to express my appreciation to the WPPSC Board and to all who attended for creating a very energizing evening! The audio and slides are now availabe HERE. You can get the basic points by scanning [...]

What kind of kid do you hope to develop?

Note: On on January 11, 2009 I began facilitating a parenting class for DaySpring, the church I attend in Waco.  I’m going to be offering some of what I’m doing there in this space over the Spring. Okay, I’m running way behind this week, so this entry is a bit disjointed.  What you’ll find below [...]

Want to help with a Waco Trib story?

Regina, a reporter with the Waco Tribune-Herald, called me today to discuss the Mental Health Parity Act that was tacked on to the recent financial bail-out package passed by our esteemed congresspersons.  I am now officially terrified that my conversation with her, which I’m certain was filled with wise and clever statements, will simply look [...]

Mark Brady’s Latest Post: The Neurobiology of Forgiveness

I’ve referred you to Mark’s blog before, but I just finished reading The Neurobiology of Forgiveness, and felt I needed to help get this one out there. Mark is doing an amazing job of distilling reams of science-babble into nuggets we mere peons can grasp. Freud was convinced that ultimately we would discover the biological [...]

My Friend Julie is an Amazing Photographer, and…

… she’s just launched her new website. Please take a look: Lasting Impressions Photography.

"Our" Sermon

This morning I’ll be preaching the sermon you’ve helped me develop. You’ll find a link to the full text below. I received several helpful ideas from you. Some of these shaped this sermon very directly. Other ideas were stimulating, but did not seem to fit with the direction the sermon was taking for me. Regardless, [...]

"Our" Sermon

This morning I’ll be preaching the sermon you’ve helped me develop. You’ll find a link to the full text below. I received several helpful ideas from you. Some of these shaped this sermon very directly. Other ideas were stimulating, but did not seem to fit with the direction the sermon was taking for me. Regardless, [...]

When Possibilities Make Us Anxious – Sermon Prep

Is it ADD, or just a good, old fashioned lack of discipline? I keep saying I’m going to write regularly in order develop my ideas more clearly, but… you know… things come up… interesting things… One of the latest interesting things has been the invitation to preach at my Church, DaySpring, on February 10th, and [...]

When Possibilities Make Us Anxious – Sermon Prep

Is it ADD, or just a good, old fashioned lack of discipline? I keep saying I’m going to write regularly in order develop my ideas more clearly, but… you know… things come up… interesting things… One of the latest interesting things has been the invitation to preach at my Church, DaySpring, on February 10th, and [...]