For Wilshire Baptist Church
I’ve recently reconnected with an old friend. Not one I’ve ever met in person, but one I’ve known and appreciated just the same. And the reunion has been a refresher course on the meaning of life. Continue reading “Unwrapping the Gift”
For Wilshire Baptist Church
“Caution: Church Bus”
That’s what I saw painted in black letters on the back of a white van traveling north on the interstate on Friday evening. I was so intrigued by it – and specifically that word “caution” – that I lay my cell phone across the top of the steering wheel and took a picture. LeAnn might have stopped me but she was snoozing in the passenger seat after an emotionally charged week and a full-day meeting in Waco. Continue reading “Holy Rollers”
For Wilshire Baptist Church
“When I grow up I want to be just like Perry Kite.”
I heard that a lot in the past few days as we said goodbye to LeAnn’s father. I heard it from church members, colleagues in his profession, neighbors, family and longtime friends in the community. Those who knew Perry witnessed a life that was consistent in its joy and generosity with everyone he met through all of his 91 years. It was a life that bore witness to the love and grace of God. Continue reading “A Good Life Witnessed”
