

A Texas Christmas!
It’s Christmas! What a wonderful season of the year in Texas. Our family has several traditions that we always enjoy. Mainly, Sue makes...


Be A Blessing This Christmas!
There are some meetings that are clearly amusing. Like when the family gathers for Christmas dinner, and the grandchildren start singing...


Keeping Christ in Christmas
One Sunday morning, my wife and I were driving to church when we passed a small church. They were advertising their Christmas services on...


The Assassination of Pastor Truitt
It was about 8:00 PM on the sultry Tuesday evening of July 20, 1886, when calamity struck the parsonage. Newly arrived Pastor James...


Kissing Mirrors?
Cute story: A private parochial school had a problem with a group of 12-year old girls going into the restroom, putting on heavy...


A Mirror for Thanksgiving?
As we approach Thanksgiving, few of us are totally destitute of blessings from God. If you feel that God has been stingy with you, try...


What is in a Church Museum?
Imagine for a moment that you visited the museum district of a large city. Which museum would interest you the most? Some of the more...


Robot Sidekick
Do you own a robot? It seems that they have become very popular. R2D2 and C3PO achieved fame in the Star Wars series, and working models...


The #NeverChurchAgain Attitude
As many of you know, I retired from the pastorate in 2015, and have since started Rose Chapel Ministries (RCM). Among other things, RCM...


The Pencil
As a boy, preparing for a new school year at Maverick Elementary required the purchase of a package of #2 pencils and several “Big Chief”...












