Posts from January 2025

I Chose You

Using modern parlance, John the Baptist was quite a weird dude. Even in his ancient setting, he was a throwback. He was to many simply a spectacle—a guy who clung to old ways and old habits. His fashion sense was suspect. I mean, he wore camel’s hair and a belt, if you can believe it!…

The ‘O’ Word

Mentoring is a multi-phase process. Although described in different ways by different people, each description of the process illustrates the essential steps for developing someone from being a follower into becoming a mentor. According to one description, the steps go like this: 1) I do, you watch; 2) I do, you help; 3) You do,…

Follow Me

I was barely five months old when Neil Armstrong walked on the moon (July 21, 1969). It was a HUGE moment not only for our country, but also for our world. For what it is worth, I do not remember it. Likely, I was taking a bottle at the time. Or, maybe I had moved…

Like Jesus, Redux

The songs of Carolina wrens are recognizable because they almost always come in three notes. That is, they rapidly repeat three discrete notes: dee-day-doo, dee-day-doo, dee- day-doo (chickadees do this, too, but slower). In the chorus of Barry Manilow’s song, “Mandy,” you hear a three-note repetition as well, “Well you came and you gave without…