One of the things I love about my new HTC EVO is the Kindle app for Android. I just started reading "Lectures on Preaching" - delivered by Phillips Brooks at Yale in the 1800's. Introducing the 19th century to the 21st! First snippet: Preaching is truth delivered through personality.
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Here's how Phillips Brooks described ineffective preaching: the boiler had no connection to the engine.
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If you're going to be in a car for 10-12 hours, why settle for McDonald's? On our drive through Kansas yesterday we hit Topeka around lunchtime. For those of you who don't know, Topeka is in Kansas (and happens to be the capital). Pulling out my HTC EVO, I did a quick search for Topeka restaurants and found one that had been featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Bobo's Drive-In on 10th Avenue was fantastic. It's been there for over 50 years and doesn't appear to have changed much. We opted for the "step up" seating, which was inside and consisted of a few booths and a counter. It was packed! We ordered steakburgers, French fries, onion rings, and spicy cheese sticks. The steakburgers were smashed thin and had excellent taste. The onion rings were outstanding. I'm not normally a big onion ring fan, but when I saw a plate…
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I'm sitting in Memphis watching the Lions play the Patriots on Thanksgiving day. There's much to be thankful for ... I'm thankful for my family, those close at hand, those spread around the country, and those who have passed on. I remember with great fondness having family gatherings around the table at 100 West Eden. It's been over fifteen years since that last Thanksgiving with my parents. That seems hard to believe. For the memories - but more importantly, for the lessons, the values, and the perspective - I am eternally thankful. I have physical and spiritual DNA that lives on in me. I am thankful to have a calling from God that has allowed me to serve him and his people in wonderful places such as San Diego, San Francisco, Atlanta, and Denver. I am thankful to have two healthy, happy daughters. Each is a joy in their own…
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We left Sunday after church on our way to Memphis for Thanksgiving. A few observations: It's really cheap to stay at the Ramada Inn in Salina. $49/night with breakfast. The toll roads through Tulsa have too much construction. Hideaway Pizza in Tulsa is worth the stop. Kansas looks just like Oklahoma. And now we're here and probably headed to Graceland.
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