The Potential of the Moment

Warning: Political Post!
Yesterday MSM reported that al-Zawahiri, al Qaeda’s #2 guy, called Obama a “house negro.”  I’ve been sitting with this trying to figure out where I am with it, and I think I’ve found a place to land.
The fact is that America’s historic racism has not only profoundly affected our own country, but apparently […]

All For Football

As our family fast approaches what could possibly be the end of our intimate relationship with football as my older son finishes college and the younger high school, I’ve found myself overwhelmed with emotion and confronted with just how much love for and indebtedness to football I have.
My personal relationship with football has spanned the […]

That Girl

I went to Dallas last weekend to watch my Buffs get beat by the Aggies.  Grrrr!  My family and I, around 30 people deep, drove from Dallas to College Station to watch the game and cheer on Ryan.  It was the first time for most of them to meet That Girl, or Tara, Ry’s wife.  […]

Christ, The Common Ground

At a staff retreat right now and as I sit here with my computer, the Jazz Theologian himself walks up and asks, “so when are you going to blog again?”  Although he’s not the first person to inquire about the quiet in this place, he’s is, as a fellow blogger, perhaps more influence than others.  […]

Silliness To Make You Smile

All I can say is . . . Yes!

Peace and Blessings,
Nic

An Open Letter to James Dobson, Focus on the Family, the Religious Right, Citizen Link, and Other Crazies

Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
I’d like to thank you, sincerely, for your exposure of Barack Obama’s biblical views . . . Finally!!!  A well presented, accurate assessment of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in politics (as if the two could ever really go hand-in-hand anyway, but we sure try don’t we?).  Well done.  Praise God […]

Let There Be Light

Last night, my hubby and I had the house to ourselves so we watched a movie . . . and shed a few tears. Even having both read the book, we were greatly moved by The Kite Runner.
Wiped out and with a headache, I looked at him and said, “there is beauty in […]

Obama

I know how utterly reckless this is, but I simply cannot help myself. And, seeing that this is an independently written magazine . . . Go Obama! I Believe!
What’s wrooooong with Ohio?  Texas?  Good Grief!!!

Tangled Up

I spent the last several days on tour with Dave LeMieux and House of Soul in Memphis.  We had a blast!  Memphis is a great place . . . it’s all bar-b-que, blues, and beer.  My kinda town!  We had the honor of singing at one place or another, ranging from St. Jude’s Hospital to […]

My Unbroken Heart

Yesterday we had an all-staff meeting in which my pastor, the Jazz Theologian himself, asked us to share with one another what broke our hearts, moved us to tears, and better yet, action. As I listened to my co-workers, fellow laborers in Christ, talk teary-eyed about homelessness, foster children, domestic abuse, and teen-aged pregnancy, […]

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