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“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”
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“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”
For Wilshire Baptist Church
What a great moment it was on Sunday morning to witness George Mason, our pastor, dedicate his first grandson. I had a back-row seat—but a great seat nonetheless—by watching it from the Narthex. I was there because when George dedicates a baby he carries the child up one aisle, through the Narthex, and back down the other aisle. To make sure he can travel safely and keep both hands on the child, we open the doors. And when I say “we” open the doors, I mean ushers and greeters.
