25 Good Books I Read in 2022
It’s no secret – I’m a man of lists. I love making lists, whether shopping lists, to-do lists, book lists, running and biking lists, hiking lists, blood pressure and …
Just Say Yes!
Monday morning, while sitting in my favorite booth in Whataburger, I read from John 14, when Jesus was drawing very near to his death and was sharing his last …
Changing Places
I have fond memories of sitting and writing in certain places (even if I don’t always remember exactly what I was writing at …
Practicing Faith: Heritage
I was sitting on the back porch at a guest house in Angel Fire, New Mexico, reading from my Daily Bible in Isaiah 51:1: …
Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
I recently had two of my annual doctor visits, one with Dr. Grigsby (because I don’t see very well) and the other with Dr. …
Finest moments
We were in the Guadalupe Mountains – David and four from his singles group (Elizabeth, Michelle, Tim, Lyden), all from First Baptist Church, Midland TX. We …
I Like to Know
In mid-December we made two trips on Southwest Airlines flying non-rev, which means standby, which means maybe they have room for you on the airplane or maybe they …
Giving Thanks
Thanksgiving was a good time. We had, at the peak of the crowd, ten people in our small lake house in Granbury, and most of us stayed for five days. Ten people, …
Call of Adventure
It happened the summer before my sophomore year in high school. We were living in Hobbs, New Mexico. It was 1972. …
Fresh From My Morning Run
One of my favorite photographs is one I didn’t take myself, but one I found. It’s of a hero of mine – George Sheehan. He was a physician who started running in the …
Following God
We were at our daughter Katie’s house in Mansfield, deciding when to eat Thanksgiving Dinner, when I said, “I didn’t expect following God to be trial-and-error.” …