Monthly Archives: June 2011
Not Your Grandmother’s VBS
This week our church like many churches across the nation is hosting a Vacation Bible School for the children of our church and community. There is nothing like the feeling of having a church facility over run with children. During … Continue reading
Filed under FBC El Paso
Playing Catch Up: SBC Style
This morning during the Southern Baptist Convention gathering in Phoenix, the Executive Committee of the SBC challenged the messengers of the convention to move forward in their commitment to ethnic diversity in leadership and ministry. This is a bold courageous … Continue reading
Filed under SBC, Southern Baptist Convention
Dark Lessons in the Light: Virtual Reality is Reality
The political and media world rocked this week by yet another scandal out of Washington. Rep. Anthony Weiner of New York confessed under pressure for his inappropriate actions in cyberspace. Apparently, Weiner sent lewd pictures of himself to several women … Continue reading
Filed under Devotion, World Events
Confessions of a Scared Leader
El Paso: Last week I had the opportunity to spend the day in Juarez working with various Christian ministries. My plan was to cross the border around 8:00 a.m. and to cross back into the U.S. at 10:30 p.m. Even … Continue reading
Filed under Border Journal, El Paso Journal
Good News, Bad News from the Bloody Streets of Juarez
The El Paso Times reported this week that the number of murders in Juarez has dropped for the last three months. There were 152 homicides last month in Juárez compared with 171 in April and 183 in March, according to … Continue reading
Filed under Border Journal, El Paso Journal
