Monthly Archives: December 2009

This series was well received last year. Some would call this a repeat but I prefer to think of it as environmentally friendly blog recycling with no carbon offsets required. Merry Christmas!  Dave As a public service I am providing … Continue reading →

This series was well received last year. You may view this as a repeat. I prefer to think of it as re-gifting. Blessings and Merry Christmas!    Dave We are fast approaching the hardest day of the year for most men. Many of us … Continue reading →

Today is a revisit of a “Christmas Classic” from earlier. How does a blog become a classic? 1) It is your blog, your site, you pay the server charge and you can call it whatever you want 2) You have no time … Continue reading →

As I watched the news this morning I marveled at the maturity of our elected representatives. A t-shirt from the good folks at despair.com came to mind. THE TIME FOR ACTION IS PAST. Now is the time for senseless bickering. … Continue reading →

I am a little too old and lot too cynical to be swept away by the latest fad in Christendom. I have sat on the sidelines while Jabez prayed, millions were purpose driven and others found their best life. I … Continue reading →

Last Sunday I was involved in the White Rock Marathon. For 26.2 miles I plodded along the course laid out from west side of downtown Dallas, around White Rock Lake and back. I have to tell you that is not … Continue reading →

Truth can be so annoying. If annoying truth was a Jeopardy category it might look like this… “I’ll take Annoying Truths for $100, Alex.” This famous preacher said,  ”Give me five minutes with a person’s checkbook, and I will tell … Continue reading →

One of my favorite Christmas stories happened during the horrors of war. The Christmas carol “Silent Night” was responsible for a wartime Christmas truce.   I researched the story and found that it is true. So here is a nice Christmas story for your Christmas celebrations to share … Continue reading →

Thanksgiving this year was spectacular. Great food. Football. And then a football movie. Sweet! To be fair, The Blind Side is much more than a football movie. It is the true story of Michael Oher. Michael was taken from his mother … Continue reading →

I try to stay away from politics in my humble ramblings. I learned my lesson about trying to make a spiritual point with a political example in my first book. Nothing causes people to take the grace card off the … Continue reading →