I have been asked my opinion of the recent SBC amendment blocking women from the pastoral pulpit. Having traveled and ministered in all fifty states, every Canadian province and fifty-nine countries, as well as surviving the tenure of three Presidents during my twenty-two years on a Seminary faculty, here is what I have observed –…
My wife, Joanne, had a birthday yesterday. While her exact age is a forever secret, she is in the eighties. It is not a lonesome age group. Here are a few others who have been there; Canadian actor Christopher Plummer won an Oscar at the age of 82. Star Trek’s Captain Kirk, actor William Shatner,…
A friend called the other day and among other things, he said. “You know May was just not your month.” He was so right. When it comes to my wife’s health and my caregiver status, it was a challenging month. While her new Pacemaker was going well, she was now scheduled for the installation of…
Today is Monday, June 1. In a couple of days, radio stations will blast out a song from 1967, “It’s the third of June, another sleepily, dusty Delta day . . .” And thousands of persons will once again try to figure out what Billie Joe MacAllister was throwing “off the Tallahatchie Bridge.” While it…
Memorial Day 2026 Today is Memorial Day – observed on the last Monday in May, it is a solemn occasion dedicated to honoring the men and women who gave their lives while serving in the US military. The first national observance of what would become Memorial Day occurred on May 30, 1868, and was then…
A vow is defined as a solemn, earnest promise, pledge, or personal commitment. It is further described as carrying a higher degree of gravity, seriousness, and formality than an everyday promise. Life vows are often shared as a part of a marriage ceremony. For the last couple of months, I have been cancelling every engagement…
Yesterday was Mother’s Day. Mothers have things they say to their children that go beyond their family. Some are even universal and eternal. For instance, regardless of my complaint, my own mother would always tell me, “It will be better tomorrow.” When I have shared that, others have agreed that their mother said the same…
I saw a t-shirt advertised on social media that read, “Never underestimate an old man who still travels in his eighties.” In spite of the fact that I don’t wear t-shirts, I was attracted to this one. I’ve had a little medical set-back, but I’m not through traveling. I still have a monthly teaching commitment…
Most Get Well cards are nice when you need to receive them, especially when they include a personal note. However, in the midst of our recent health issues, one card arrived from a friend. The sender assured both of us that prayers were being offered on our behalf, further assuring Joanne that her bones would…
Most of my life I’ve heard seemingly intelligent people talk about the impossible. When I was young, I lived with my Grandparents because my mother had Tuberculosis and had been placed in a Sanitarium – a place where they put those with such a disease, because medical experts said it was impossible for such to…