Click here to read Matthew 2: 13-23 I don’t want to preach this sermon. You see, I find myself this morning still in the throes of Christmas. Yesterday, when I logged on my computer, I looked as always to my Google Talk chat window to see who was online. I saw that my friend Jordon […]
Month: December 2007
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I knew that Amazon had everything…
But as I was doing research for the sermon tonight, this is what came up on ASK.com in the sponsored results when I searched on “Death of a Child”: I know that these searches are automated, and that both Amazon and Target are fairly ubiquitous in the their online presence, but I think their ad […]
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Preaching on Baptism
I am about to start a series of sermons on baptism, coming especially from the United Methodist perspective. Like all of us I’m sure, I have fallen into the pattern of certain cliches and formulas to “explain” baptism, some of which are helpful, but some are probably less so. SO, I would be interested in […]
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This is wild…
I-440 in Nashville sometimes gets water backups due to clogged drains, but this is amazing.
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With love from us…
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A Christmas gift for all…
I love Take 6, so y’all enjoy.
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Have a rocking Christmas!
A gift for you this Christmas morning.
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A Tribute to Dan…
Well since I’m offering tributes, I might well mention Dan as well. He died a couple of weeks ago, but this song is fitting for the season.
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A Tribute To Oscar…
I just learned that Oscar Peterson died at age 82. I once had the opportunity to see Oscar live and he was always impressive. Although he had the fastest fingers in jazz, it seems fitting to remember him playing the blues with the Count.
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Merry Christmas McKendree…
…from the state and the feds. I reported on this situation early on, but the following letter from Ron Lowrey, District Superintendent of the Cumberland District and a board member at McKendree pretty much describes the situation and the problems ahead. On December 30, 2007, there will be a change in the nursing care services […]
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Sunday’s Christmas Message
Wrestling With the Christmas Blues… A Christmas message from the pastor…. Christmas time is a wonderful time isn’t it? The lights, the colors, and the time with family all add up to great feelings of warmth in our hearts, as we connect with the meaning of our God given lives . . . right? Aren’t […]
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Singer Dan Fogelberg, 56, dies of cancer
NEW YORK – Dan Fogelberg, the singer and songwriter whose hits “Leader of the Band” and “Same Old Lang Syne” helped define the soft-rock era, died Sunday at his home in Maine after battling prostate cancer. He was 56. Singer Dan Fogelberg, 56, dies of cancer – Yahoo! News For many of us who […]
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Cheap is good…
This is probably more geeky than most folks care about, but there may be some of you out there looking for a cheap, electronic whiteboard option, and this is really cool.
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Living With the Reality of ADHD
Every so often, I will run across an article in the news featuring some pundit suggesting that Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a sham concocted by a psychiatrists and drug manufacturers with a vested financial interest in keeping folks medicated. Many times these articles bemoan the medicating of our kids, believing that kids are receiving […]
The real reason for Mr. Huckabee’s ascendance may be that his message is simply more uplifting — and, in the ethical rather than theological sense, more Christian — than that of rivals whose main calling cards of fear, torture and nativism have become more strident with every debate. The fresh-faced politics of joy may be […]
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This is a test of blogging…
This is a test of blogging via Jott. I hope it’s working. listen Powered by Jott
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McKendree nursing home could close
A Hermitage nursing home is in danger of closing by the end of the year, leaving residents wondering where they’ll go if kicked out. The state health department suspended new admissions to the 300-bed Health Care Center at McKendree Village on Thursday, and the nursing home is being fined $8,500 per day by the […]
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And the pain is gone…
The week of Thanksgiving, I developed a pain in my left lower teeth and jaw. “Crap!” I thought, “…my bad habits have finally caught up with me.” You see, I must confess that I haven’t always been diligent about keeping up with my dental care. We didn’t have a lot of money in my childhood, […]
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McKendree Village: A Few Thoughts
I’ve been posting these cryptic notes on the recent situation at McKendree Village, but haven’t had time to really comment on my thoughts. A good friend of mine is legal counsel for the Metro Nashville Health System, which includes the Bordeaux Long Term Care facility. Bordeaux recently went through a similar proceeding, which has since […]
For more than 40 years, McKendree Village has earned a solid reputation for providing quality services and care. We are accredited by the Continuing Care Accreditation Commission as well as the EAGLE Accreditation Commission. Everyone associated with McKendree Village is deeply committed to our mission to provide quality retirement living and health care services for […]
only wonder understands 