The movie “We are Marshall” tells the true story of Coach Jack Lengyel (played by Matthew McConaughey) who rebuilds the football program at Marshall University. In 1970 (the year of my birth!) a plane crash killed seventy-plus members of the West Virginia-based Marshall football team, along with coaching staff, sports commentators and boosters. After […]
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Comments Off Can you be a football player and never spend anytime on a football field? Can you be a French chef and not go to the kitchen? Can you be a master afghan-maker and never bless the yarn department at Wal-Mart with your presence? Didn’t think so. Good question, and I hear it all the […]
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Comments Off Building and birthing have been on my mind over the past couple of weeks. Mainly, because both of these things have been happening in our church family. Building and birthing are packed with positive connotations. Building and birthing promises good to come. The reason I like these words is because they express the heartbeat […]
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Comments Off Snacking on a salad and sandwich at Mazzio’s Sunday evening, a few of our beloved church members accused me of fabricating vocabulary words for the English language. Undaunted by their ghastly accusations, I made my case that the word DISCOMBOBULATE is a genuine English word available for practical usage of all English speaking peoples […]
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