William P. Young is not only the author of The Shack, but he also shares some creative, inspiring content on his blog. Recently he posted a fictional account of an uptight Jewish disciple and a curious Samaritan “whose breath radiates goat and garlic.” This odd couple get into an interesting discussion of parables, truth, and freedom that transforms both men by the end of their conversation. Here’s a little sample—I hope you’ll visit Wind Rumors for the entire story—where the impatient follower of Jesus discovers the reason he has been approached by this bizarre stranger.
“The good Samaritan, you know, that guy that Jesus just told us about. I want to know who he is. I would like to meet him.
“Now I am wide awake. I grin at this man thinking that he is joking, but the intensity of his face communicates that he is dead serious. “You want me to tell you who the good Samaritan is, like…his name?” Continue reading
Man, I really miss my soul food, especially the typical Southern-style breakfast. It’s one of the huge sacrifices (according to me) that I made in moving to Wales nearly four years ago: no access to the sort of Southern-fried meats and vegetables that I grew up on my home state of Mississippi. No wonder heart disease runs in my family for generations! That may also explain why my cholesterol has dropped to a very healthy level over the past couple of years.
An interesting article, 
Do you ever get tired of church meetings? Our church leadership team meets once a month and those meetings typically last an agonizing three hours: discussing all sorts of things that, at the moment, seem important to the efficient operation and ministry of the church. Last week’s focus was primarily aimed at things related to the Sunday morning gathering: the children’s sermon, structure of the worship service, an upcoming “40 Days” campaign, janitorial responsibilities, and various special emphases in the morning worship over the next six weeks or so. In other words, we have meetings to talk about other meetings! 
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Do you like pancakes with maple-flavored syrup? We never have them for breakfast unless we’re traveling across the USA and find ourselves settling into an IHOP (that’s “International House of Pancakes” for our friends outside the borders) some morning before our day’s journey begins. No, we like them for the evening meal, whether you call it “tea” or “supper” or “dinner.” There’s nothing like a nice hot stack with butter on top, watching 
