My son, Andy, proved easy to raise. He slept through the night from Day 1. The Terrible Two’s never materialized. Even as a teen, he never requested getting either a driver’s license or a cell phone. I finally insisted on both when he turned 19. (No, I did not have him locked in a closet … [Read more…]
This song ranks as #89 on the Rolling Stone pop and rock chart of the “500 Greatest Songs of All Times:” “California Dreamin.” Remember the song, written and performed by “The Mamas and The Papas?” This pop hit became a signpost for the California Myth that life there exceeded idyllic with its counterculture everything: free … [Read more…]
“He’s alive!, having risen from the dead, having trampled the curse of Death by His crucifixion death” Sunrise Service & Drama Sermon: 4/16: Easter Sunday 10am Sermon “The Day Death Died” (Pastor Bob Hampton) Click PLAY and listen (audio only, no video) Sermon Synopsis: “He’s alive!, having risen from the dead, having trampled the curse of … [Read more…]
As we encroach upon another Easter season, our minds rivet to an otherwise inconspicuous cross; inconspicuous because thousands in that 1st century hung suspended upon those implements of torturous death. So what made that cross so different? Obviously, it had nothing to do with the particular piece of wood. On the contrary, it had everything … [Read more…]
My mom was a clean and tidy freak. Now I can tell you what the folks at my church are thinking: “The scrub brush hasn’t fallen too far from the bucket.” Admittedly, I may have inherited an OCD gene – or 2 – hundred. But my bent to sanitary correctness enjoys Biblical justification, right? “Cleanliness … [Read more…]