I’m a worrier. I’m also easily distracted. As such, it’s been a hard week. I think I have a new job lined up. Which is a good thing. However, it will be a few weeks before I start so I have a lot of free time. Time to worry. I wonder if the new job [...]
Tuesday
Amy and I just finished watching Dancing with the Stars. I confess – I’ve never seen it before. The internet is ruining my ability to watch TV. I hate commercials, but not as much as I hate being manipulated to wait for what I want to see after the break “when we return.” They don’t [...]
The Audience. The Preacher. The Message. The Result.
I noticed today that someone entered “Dr. Craig Hicks emergency surgeon” in their search engine. They ended up at my place. I hope they’re not dead.
On Sundays Memorial Drive has a large adult Bible class named “The Connections Class.” This quarter I’m co-teaching with a team of fine gentleman. Our assignment is the book of [...]
Sunday
It’s been a quiet weekend. Amy is out of town. Her mother is going to have surgery Monday morning so she won’t be back until sometime Tuesday. I spent most of Saturday working on my Bible class lesson for today. By the way, Amy’s birthday was on Friday and she liked the gifts I got [...]
The John Dobbs Experiment
Pray for John. He has agreed to have his head surgically removed for scientific purposes. Rather, we should pray more for his wife. It is going to be a challenge for her to lug her husband’s head around so that he can keep his ministerial appointments.
Seriously, John called me today to talk about my last [...]
Consumer Christianity
It’s nothing less than stunning. Can you imagine God filing for divorce? Why would He take His loved one to court? God used the problematic marriage between Hosea and Gomer to make His case. Sadly, the prophet’s wife has been less than true to her marriage vows. Their marriage was on the rocks as a [...]
How one man overcame the occupational hazards of ministry and thus proved to be a man like Jesus.
Every career, job and position comes with its own unique set of hazards. Occupational hazards. Ministry is no different. By its nature ministry attracts people who have been blessed with what I call public ministry gifts. In some ways it requires the same skill set you might find in a political leader, or even a [...]
Another Sunday and thinking about a Blog Mini-Convention/Reunion
It’s Monday afternoon and it is BEAUTIFUL in Tulsa. Warm not hot, and the oncoming Fall can be felt. For some reason this time of year always reminds me of my first Fall in Lubbock, Tx. when I was there as an AIM student. Lots of good memories whisper to me in the gentle breezes [...]
Where I was on 9/11
Another long post. And another very personal one. I wrote it because it helps me process things irregardless if it is read or not. My feelings won’t be hurt one bit if you choose to bypass this one.
My last visit to this particular doctor was on 9/11. The 9/11. I slept through the entire horror of [...]
He’s always working on me.
Several years ago I nearly beat myself to death by dwelling on the things I don’t like about myself. Trust me, the list is long. I even made an actual list of those traits of mine which I despise the most. The gulf between who I want to be and the reality of who I [...]
