Throw It Down

Throw It Down is Jud Wilhite’s new book.  Jud and I have been friends for years and rather than making me review his books less critically, I read them with even higher expectations.  Throw It Down didn’t let me down.  In my opinion, this is Jud’s...

Christmas traditions

Christmas traditions are an important part of our life.  There are three values our traditions attempt to uphold as we celebrate the holiday:  Jesus at the center, generosity and family. To keep Jesus at the center, we always attend a Christmas Eve service at...

Packing a psychotic dog

Just heard about this . . . A 12 year old Manchester terrier terrorized passengers on a flight from Newark, N.J. to Phoenix after it escaped from its carrier under her 89 year old owner’s seat.  Yapping wildly, the terrier bit a passenger and a flight attendant...

The right thing for my soul

Typically, on a Sunday afternoon, I just want to crash.  After teaching five times and interacting with loads of people, sitting by the fire while it snows outside sounds like a really good way to finish the day . . . but not yesterday.  Julie reminded me that we were...

Last night

Last night we had RiverTree’s Elders and spouses to our home for our annual Christmas gathering.  It’s always a good time of reviewing some of the highlights of the year and talking about what we’re looking forward to in the future.  We envision...