Tomorrow, June 20, 2010, my daughter is getting married. That makes me the “Father of the Bride.” There’s a jovial stigma to being the Father of the Bride. Maybe we can chalk that up to Spencer Tracy. But at any rate, I feel much more than a bumbling man whose only contribution to the wedding [...]
Archive of posts filed under the Miscellaneous category.
Do You Have A “Funeral Story?”
For the family who has suffered a loss, a funeral is a tragic and painful event. However, for those who deal with funerals on a day to day basis, like any profession, there is humor in many of the events that transpire. I was recently introduced to a book entitled, “Tales from Kentucky Funeral Homes” [...]
Israel Trip
On July 20, 2009, Kim and I celebrated our 25 wedding anniversary. As a gift to me, Kim made arrangements for me to go on a trip to Israel! Wow! I couldn’t believe it. I’ve always wanted to go on a trip to Israel, but really never thought I’d do it. Too many excuses. But, [...]
ETSPM Lectureship
This coming Sunday will mark the beginning of the 2010 East Tennessee School of Preaching and Missions annual lectureship. I’m really looking forward to attending. I’ve never had the opportunity to attend, so this year will be my first. This will be one of the highlights of the year to which I will look forward [...]
Decade Mile-Markers
As the have now arrived at the New Year, completing the first decade of the new millennium, I did a little reflecting. These reflections are personal, and may not mean a lot to you, but they are my mile-markers over the past decade. Our youngest daughter, Anne Marie was born in the year 2000. Both [...]
100,000 Visitors!
I was going to give this $100,000 dollar bill away to the 100,000th visitor to my website. However, there was just one problem. I didn’t know the identity of the 100,000th visitor any more than I knew whose picture was on the $100,000th dollar bill. But whoever the 100,000th visitor was, and whoever all the [...]
