Author Archive for Charles Whitmire
Please sir, may I have another…
Closed Published by Charles Whitmire November 28th, 2007 on Connexion**Bonus points if you know where that headline comes from** Yesterday I had the privilege of officiating the funeral for Mary Jane Dickson. Mary was a loving mother and wife and grandmother. She had polio for much of her life….
I thought I knew what TV was all about - after all, I’ve watched more than my fair share! But today it all changed. The Dish Network guy showed up bright and early and now I have all these channels…and…
In my humble opinion… Other than a few of Aaron and Ashley’s goals, this gem from Taylor Twellman has to take the prize. It’s a bicycle kick in the conference championship against the Chicago Fire. …it’s the stuff little kids…
Updates to the family blog (finally)
Closed Published by Charles Whitmire November 22nd, 2007 on ConnexionI decided to show my thanks on Thanksgiving by stuffing myself and finally updating the family blog! I added pics from soccer and baseball and Halloween and everything in between!
I love blogging. I also read a ton of blogs. Blogging is highly addictive - and so is checking stats… But I can’t figure out Technorati. One day I am up, one day I’m down. I think I get more…
So tonight, two odd things happened that both relate to television. First the good news - Sometimes television gets it right. My odometer for good TV is my kids. We all watched the 2 hour biggest loser - and would…
I’ve been thinking A LOT about assimilation lately. How do we help people connect …to Phoenix …to Crestview …and ultimately to Christ and his followers. Every time I say the word “assimilation” though, I think of the Borg. They were…
Caring for the least of these…
Closed Published by Charles Whitmire November 18th, 2007 on ConnexionYou can feel her pain… The report of deaths due to the cyclone in Bangladesh is over 1860. I visited there about 8 years ago and I am praying… Also don’t forget - This next week at Crestview we are…
My Red Raiders won last night against Oklahoma! They played incredible the first half - only to let Oklahoma all the way back …it ended way too close! (But thank God it ended!!) Woo Hoo we won…
So this evening, in the Austin American Statesman, this little story appears… Hyde Park Baptist is a pretty large church in Austin. They do a lot of good things, but they have also been doing “battle” with their community for…