MSOP Lectures

It was a joy for me to be able to speak at the Memphis School of Preaching lectures on Tuesday. The school has a beautiful new library and new student housing being built. I got to hear some great lessons and see several friends. There was a dinner honoring Don and Jane McWhorter on Monday night that I attended. They have been such an inspiration to so many. I never knew that Bro. Don had preached to the Dolly Lama(sp?) or spent three hours visiting Johnny Cash in jail. As I said there were many great lessons preached, and all are available for viewing on the net at the link above( Just click on the arrow in the top left corner above.) In fact, they have 5 years of the lectures archived. Check it out.

Wedding Bells

This post finds me in Virginia for my Aunt Marie's wedding. We met Paul yesterday and the 82 year old bride and groom seem to be a matched pair. They have been in the news and you can follow the link for a story on Lynchburg TV. The wedding is 2:00 and I will post more later.

Not Dead Yet

It is hard to believe that it has been almost a month since I have posted anything. I thought the last few weeks would be calm, but alas, the nearly chaotic took over again. Last week we had a gospel meeting with my old college roommate Bill Ward. He did a fantastic job but got sick and I had to preach on Tuesday. I think almost half the church has been sick with a bad stomach virus over the last 2 weeks. Most of our family has had it, but Susan and I have escaped thus far.
But I did not escape another of my "abcessed tooth-root canal episodes" that started last Friday.
I was very happy and smiling again after having 2 bridges put in over the last month. But one of the teeth one of the bridges went bad. It always seems to happen on Friday. It was Monday before I could get the endontist, Dr. Chris McCallum for a root canal. He is a mess. He talks to you like Donald Duck while working on you. Talk about adding insult to injury. I told him that he was even crazier than my regular dentist, Shane Roberts. He said that was a compliment. Really, both of these fellows are fine people. All of the pain isn't gone yet, but it is much better.
I had a chance to go to Faulkner Univ. on Tuesday. It was a chamber of commerce day in Montgomery. My fondest memories of Faulkner are of walking around the campus in a daze in the springtime when I was dating my forever sweetheart, Susan. Those were the days--- as well as these.
What a shocker on Wednesday night at church to find out that Brian and Tina Maddox are expecting. They only have one child, Sydney, a 13 yr. old. We are excited for you guys! Super!
Well, I better go and see Dr. Gerald. I have an appointment this afternoon for a shot for a rotator cuff problem that is keeping me up nights. I am afraid that a "little arthroscopic surgery" is soon to follow. I have to get my pitching arm fixed so I can play ball with Addi. We are going to practice with her tomorrow and she is about as pumped as a 4 year old can get for softball. What fun!