Laughing Pointing Unclean! She pulls the gray drape Higher Covering her shame little Never enough Shoulders shake Stones fall Tears drop Mercy rain Her eyes rise Tentative Timid Terrified— The man that never touches her Is The One That touches her most Free Clean She rises Whole.   I don’t always claim to have all [...]

Well, folks, it’s that time… Today is the last day of our discussion on Mad Church Disease. If you’ve any thoughts on the matter, ”speak now or forever hold your peace!” And may I just say that it has been an absolute pleasure to share this journey with you! Here’s Jason: We’ve come to Chapter 11, [...]

I spent part of my weekend swimming laps with Mama at the Aquatic Center, while Ruby stayed in the shallow end and tried not to drown in the waves that we were creating with our flailing arms and legs. But it was while walking into the building that houses the Aquatic Center that I had [...]

We’ve made it to Chapter 10 of our discussion of Anne Jackson’s book, Mad Church Disease, and my co-moderator (Jason) and I certainly hope you’re getting as much out of the discussion as we are. We hope that even if you haven’t read the book, that you feel free to share in the discussion and [...]

My Granddaddy, John Salter, was one of 11 children. If you want to get especially technical, he was one of the 19 children of James and Effie Salter of Craven County, North Carolina. But in those days when there was little prenatal care and children were born at home, attended by eager grannies and aunties [...]

Each year, our denomination sponsors a talent competition. It’s really got a two-fold purpose: to give kids a venue to use their gifts and talents in ministry and to offer the teen winners scholarships to our denomination’s colleges.   The event is an immense amount of work from procuring facilities and judges to networking the [...]

A message for the guys: I was planning to write this post as a “For Girls Only” post, but each time I do that, you all tell me that I shouldn’t have done that—that the topics applied to you or your wives or sisters or daughters. So, I didn’t title this one “For Girls Only.” [...]

We’ve made it to Chapter 9!   For those of you who don’t know, my friend Jason and I have been leading a series of book discussions each Wednesday on Anne Jackson’s fabulous and life-changing book, Mad Church Disease. If you haven’t read the book, don’t worry! There’s still a lot that you can get [...]

Okay, I confess, I wasn’t going to post a new blog today. I mean, I was, but then after working an extra day last week, my brain was as limp as melted pudding. I just didn’t have it in me to write anything close to coherent for you guys. But then, I realized what today [...]

**Warning** This post contains some material that may not be suited for  younger readers. John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. I always thought I was a pretty loving person. I was a very cuddly child. [...]