December 17, 2018 - “You are the Christ, the son of the Living God…” Matt. 16:16

I was really surprised when one of my seminary professors suggested that we use an “X” to abbreviate “Christ” when taking notes in his Homiletics class.  “You’ll have a hard time keeping up with my lectures unless you know shorthand or can create your own,” he warned. I learned right away that he gave us good advice.  

December 3, 2018 - “A double minded man is unstable in all his ways….” James 1:8  

When I decided to get a B.A. instead of a B.S. at ETBU, I knew I would have to take a course in some foreign language. And since Greek was the World language when Jesus was born and since our New Testament was originally written in Greek, I decided Greek would be my foreign language choice.

November 19, 2018 - When I was in High School, Mrs. Heyer’s typing class was my favorite. Even though I never learned to use my “little fingers” as part of my home keys, my love for it made me the fastest in the class and I was soon typing 75 net words a minute on an old Royal Manual typewriter. I liked typing so well that I typed sentences with my fingers as I walked along the streets of Center, Texas.

November 5, 2018 - When I returned from a Lion’s Club meeting one day, Pam met me on the porch. “Doug, you just missed a true Mountain Man,” she said. “He came to see your gun shop… he was tall, wore a big hat, and had a Sam Elliot mustache. He said he’d be back tomorrow.”