"Your stuff won't love back" is something I commonly told to my son, Jonathan, when he was young. I wanted him to develop a proper perspective on things. In hindsight, I should have flipped the focus. Obviously, I didn't want him to show love to others to gain their love in return. I wanted him … Continue reading Your Stuff Won’t Love You Back
Hurricane Katrina: The Wilderness Years
God delivered in a mighty way and the people quickly forgot. That’s the scene in Exodus 16 and that is the scene that plays out in my heart. After years in slavery, God delivered His people from captivity in Egypt. With His mighty hand, He parted the waters of the Red Sea and His people … Continue reading Hurricane Katrina: The Wilderness Years
Hurricane Katrina: Faith + Hope + Love = Healing
God appointed a time for everything under the sun, the writer of Ecclesiastes said. “A time to mourn and a time to dance.” Hurricane Katrina was certainly a time to mourn.Five years have come and gone since the storm rearranged my life and the lives of millions along the Gulf Coast. On this anniversary, I … Continue reading Hurricane Katrina: Faith + Hope + Love = Healing
Katrina Stuff: Resolution
I planned to finish up my Katrina notes long before now, but with the start of school at NOBTS (my job) and UNO (Kimberly’s job) things got really busy at the office and at home. Over Labor Day we went on a family mission trip to Atlanta. Then I battled cold and sinus troubles. As … Continue reading Katrina Stuff: Resolution
Katrina Stuff
I met a number of people on the first anniversary of Katrina, but two of them stand out. I met the president of the United States that day. I have an autographed photo to prove it. I also met Miss Carolyn, a long-time New Orleanian. She’s not rich or famous, but I’m happy I met … Continue reading Katrina Stuff
The Longest Day ever
NOTE: Today I am writing about things … things lost in Katrina and things salvaged. While I enjoy things, people are much more important. So, first I want to make that point clear. Katrina taught me that one can live without most of the material things we hold dear. Our stuff was in storage for … Continue reading The Longest Day ever
The Hardest Part
For 37 days following Hurricane Katrina, we could not return to New Orleans or the seminary campus. The city and the campus were closed. The seminary administrators had to wait to open the campus until city officials gave the okay for residents to return. Once the city was open, they had to wait for the … Continue reading The Hardest Part
Blessed Be Your Name
"Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised." Job 1:21 Sunday, Sept. 4, 2005, we decided to attend a church we had visited before – Sugar Hill Baptist Church in Buford, Ga. We had visited … Continue reading Blessed Be Your Name
The Longest Week
The longest day (Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005) gave way to the longest week – Wednesday, Aug. 31 through Wednesday, Sept. 7. After a cup of coffee Wednesday morning, Kimberly’s Dad, brother and I patched the roof with tar paper. It was a hot job, but it didn’t take too long. I cleaned up, changed clothes, … Continue reading The Longest Week
The Longest Day (yet)
Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005, seemed like the longest day of my life. Longer than my wedding day (a good, long day). Longer than the day (and night) Kimberly was in labor with Jonathan. It was as if each hour took three hours to pass. And this wasn’t a good, long day. We had no power, … Continue reading The Longest Day (yet)
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