Just so you know. I try to post sermons weekly at a podcast site--Loom & Wheel Sounds. On March 15-18, our church participated in Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary's Spring Practicum in which we had a SWBTS student bring the messages for a Four-day revival effort.

Our meetings were well-attended, and our student--one David Miller from Mansfield, Texas--delivered excellent sermons straight from God's word. You can listen to four of the five sermons delivered here, here, here, or here.

Today' s the day to let your Irish show. Have a safe and happy St. Patrick's Day.

Bear with me on this one. I'm including this video, not for the sake of the definition of a political agenda (but you may enjoy Uncle Jay's news items there as well). Go ahead and watch 'til the end where "Uncle Jay answers one of your news questions." Jay's onto the direction of all things media. . . Just watch

As we were finishing our services this morning I received word of the tragedy in Maryville, IL.

Today I'm praying and would ask all my readers to pray. Fred Winters' life was taken for reasons we don't know. Now his wife and children as well as First Baptist Church of Maryville have lost one that they love.

I am speechless. I must pray.

Check out the review of my first two novellas over at Coffeespoons.

Thanks to the ever-vigilant Bill Crider, I've added another lesser-known holiday to my arsenal. And so I give you Square Root Day (we'll wait until the uncontrollable applause and mayhem subsides). Grab your calculator and start dividing. Remember that we can't celebrate every year, so kick your heels up with extra special vigor today!

If you haven't decided how to celebrate Texas Independence Day, why not have some Tex-Mex tonight and enjoy the holiday.

It seems our local school district looks for any reason to dismiss, and exercises its right to dismiss on every occasion it can find. The occasion today is Pulaski Day. This holiday is celebrated in Illinois for the apparent reason of taking another day off.

So, happy Pulaski Day, even though (unless you're from Illinois or of Polish descent) you've probably never heard of him or his day. Take the day off, relax, and enjoy life.