by Clyde H. Slimp | Dec 20, 2020 | Blog
Matthew 2:11 says, “After coming into the house they saw the Child with Mary His mother; and they fell to the ground and worshiped Him. Then, opening their treasures, they presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.” The Magi bring three gifts (which led...
by Clyde H. Slimp | Dec 1, 2020 | Blog
The Dallas Morning News carried a story with this headline: “Nurse dies saving patient from house fire” (11/26/20, 4A). This home nurse was a 64-year-old trying to save her 71-year-old paraplegic patient from the flames of a house fire in Louisiana. She tried to wheel...
by Clyde H. Slimp | Nov 10, 2020 | Blog
In a previous post, I began wading into Howard Thurman’s 1949 masterpiece, Jesus and the Disinherited. Thurman’s distilled wisdom came as a clarion call, emerging into a world that mostly refused to listen. Many years later, his wisdom still needs to be heard. It...
by Clyde H. Slimp | Jul 10, 2020 | Blog
Howard Thurman’s profound masterpiece, Jesus and the Disinherited, was first put on my radar early in 2018 by one of my teachers, Dr. Jerry Taylor. Dr. Taylor is the founding director of the Carl Spain Center on Race Relations and Spiritual Action. I was...
by Clyde H. Slimp | Jul 1, 2020 | Blog
Of all the things Jesus ever tells us to do, this one may be the easiest of them all: “Look at the birds” (Matthew 6:26). Before you look it up, I will go ahead and tell you there is more to the verse. There is always an important reason Jesus tells us to...
by Clyde H. Slimp | Jun 20, 2020 | Blog
Every now and then someone who is new to the faith of Christ can struggle. As they are taking their first steps down the road of following Jesus, the road can get a little rocky. There is a lot to learn. There is a lot to unlearn! I heard a story that illustrates both...
