Sometimes preachers have thoughts during their sermons that did not occur to them during the preparation time. It happened to me several years ago on the Sunday before Thanksgiving. As expected, I was preaching on being thankful, using the example of the one leper out of ten who returned to thank Jesus for healing (Luke…
Ten years ago I began writing “Dr. Dan’s Monday Morning Manna” and sharing it with whoever was interested in reading it. One of the methods of sharing was the subscription list, of which you (and over 500 others) are a part. Unfortunately, the world is full of people who have nothing more to do than…
We observed time-change Sunday again yesterday. I’ve been doing this twice a year for fifty years, and I still can’t remember which way to change my clock. Do I fall backward or forward? Do I spring up or down? I occasionally just wait till later on Sunday morning to see what my computer has done…
Ten years ago I began writing “Dr. Dan’s Monday Morning Manna” and sharing it with whoever was interested in reading it. One of the methods of sharing was the subscription list, of which you (and over 500 others) are a part. Unfortunately, the world is full of people who have nothing more to do than…
I love friendships. I guess that’s why I love my college Homecoming so much. I have friends that have come and gone. I have friends with whom I have completely lost contact. I have a few friends who have chosen to no longer be friends. But college friends – they are special, and as the…
October is Pastor Appreciation Month. As we “Remember those . . . who have spoken the word of God” (Hebrews 13:7), I like to share a long-ago newspaper-clipped “Prayer for my Pastor” which I assume is anonymous. I have used it many times. “Dear God, bless my pastor today. Make him too big to be…
I spoke last Saturday at the 95th anniversary of the East Texas State University (now known as Texas A&M, Commerce) Baptist Student Ministry. Many years ago, I served as Director and Bible Instructor for this ministry. In the brief three years I was there I touched lives with students who went on to become Attorneys…
As we sat in the airport awaiting our flight and watched as people boarded the flight at the adjacent gate – Allegiant Airlines flight 417, non-stop to Las Vegas, we noticed they were mostly happy people, headed for a holiday weekend or a vacation. Many no doubt planning to visit a few casinos, perhaps take…
We once had a beautiful long-haired dachshund. Even in her later years, all I had to do was say the word, “Go” and she would jump from wherever she was sitting and run to the nearest door. Funny how I have become like that dog. I know I need to say “no” occasionally, but every…
Fifty years ago, this month I began a six-year tenure serving as the Baptist Student Minister and Bible Instructor at Pan American University. This week I am speaking five times in three days to students at the same University (now called The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley). In preparation for these presentations, I journeyed…