From 1985 – 1987, I worked in the New Jersey office of the United States Tennis Association, the not-for-profit body that puts on the U.S. Open tournament, currently underway in Flushing, NY. My title was the Coordinator of Recreational Tennis, which meant that I was supposed to help grow the game by getting more programs Read the full article…
It was an interesting weekend in my house. First, my wife Julie had been given two tickets to the Ryder Cup in Chicago, and so took her father Ted Munoz with her. They spent Saturday following Tiger Woods, Steve Stricker, and others around the 18 holes of Medinah. If you know Julie at all, you Read the full article…
I’m getting ready to step into the middle of it this Sunday. A stand-alone sermon that I pray deals honestly, delicately, and forthrightly with the prickly subject of Church and State. And Christian and Government. And GSUMC and the DNC. Why would I do such a thing? Because the greater Charlotte area will be in Read the full article…
I read with interest those things that Jesus takes for granted. For example, in Matthew 5:16, he says, “When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting.” Not “if you fast.” Not “please think about fasting.” Not even, “A command I give Read the full article…
Many times in speaking or in writing people try to reinforce the strength of their points by adding the words clear and obvious. As in, “it’s obvious from the context that John 3:16 means . . . “ Or: “this is clearly the direction our church needs to follow . . . “ The problem Read the full article…
