Diet Preachers

In this day of Diet Coke, Diet Snapple, Diet This & That, we also have Diet Preachers. These are guys who refrain from preaching "the whole counsel of God." They are all about wealth, health, happiness, goodness, and stuffed animals.…

Won’t you be my neighbor… in heaven?

Dan Phillips has a powerful entry about how many high profile Christian leaders appear to be more and more uncertain about who will be neighbors in heaven. Check it out here:? The “It’s not for me to say” dodge. Blogged…

The Dash

Many thanks to Jenny Sipes, who emailed this link to me… Check it out by clicking the image below: In another web-verse, Scott Adams at the Dilbert blog has an entry about mumbling in movies that made me laugh out…

Spread the word…

I’m really excited about the upcoming Marriage & Parenting Weekend and wanted to enlist your help in spreading the word. If you’re going to be around Monticello the last weekend of this month, and are married or have children, this…

Reading in a flash

I recently stumbled across an online speed reading test. It measures your words per minute and your comprehension. Go here to take the test. It notes that people reading speed is noteably slower when reading on your computer screen than…

Cuzz visit

He’s the only person I know who is related to everyone in southeast Arkansas. When his cell phone rings, (and it’s usually an Arkansas fight song as his ringtone) he answers, "Cuzz! Wassup?!" I can only assume his family tree…

Neck wrap project

The 2006 Babe Ruth World Series (16 year-old) is in Monticello for the next week. As our church prayed and deliberated on how to minister and serve the community and guests in the best way, Ryan, our small groups pastor,…