Frankly Speaking

A church that imagines it stands beyond history, beyond conformity to culture, beyond sin, and beyond tragic misunderstandings and miscalcul...

Next Sunday morning, I'll be speaking at the Colonies Church of Christ here in Amarillo. Their preacher, Dick Marcear , had knee-replace...

Over the next few months, the San Jacinto Church of Christ will once again play host to Dr. Bill Humble. Now retired from Abilene Christian ...

A week ago last Friday, on February 4th, I received word that Earl Irvin West had died that morning. He was 90 years old. For those who do...

Last night on my way home from work, the car thermometer said it was 4 degrees Fahrenheit outside. But there was something else even more si...

Tucked away in 2 Peter chapter 1 is a great passage that deals mainly with two things: what God has done for his people, and what he expects...

Two new articles that are especially noteworthy: 1. It's time for me and other college instructors to really roll up our sleeves and mak...

A few years ago, I developed the following lesson plan for a unit on the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament course that I teach at Amarillo...

It's been a long while since I've written anything about Ecclesiastes. In previous posts, I discussed the book's setting in th...

Happy New Year, everyone! I hope 2010 was a good one for you. Either way, we now have one of those psychological new beginnings. So make the...

So Ab and I went to Ski Sundown today. It was her first time to go skiing. After her lessons, I took her up to the top of the mountain. She...

So Michele's parents sent me a Barnes and Noble gift card for Christmas, and my folks gave me some cash. So I took myself book shopping ...