May 19, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Friday, May 19.

One way to chart where you are in your life is the kind of questions that people ask when they run into you. As a young adult it's often, "Do you have a photo of your new baby?". Before long it's, "How's your son doing in college?", and then, "Do you have a photo of your new grandchild?", followed closely by, "How's retirement treating you?", and finally, "How's the arthritis?". But there's a period early on when the typical question is, "What do you want to be when you grow up?"

May 17, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Wednesday, May 17.

Tonight, I'm going caroling. No, not Christmas caroling! I haven't lost my mind just yet. My adult choir, one Wednesday night each month, skips our usual mid-week rehearsal, and goes caroling, goes out to sing gospel songs in the front yards of shut-ins. It's the best thing since the invention of sliced bread!

This evening, we'll be sharing favorite hymns with our longtime church organist, Alice West, who is no longer able to attend services. It's going to be a sweet time of song, and a fun time of fellowship.

May 16, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Tuesday, May 16.

As a young minister, I attended Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth. One of my favorite courses was called "Comparative Religions", a study of the history and beliefs of all the faiths around the world. Here in America, we not only see a cross section of ethnic groups and languages, but also religions. Ministers - and we are all ministers, by the way - need to be prepared.

May 14, 2023 - May 14, 1836 is the day the Treaties of Velasco were signed between General Santa Anna and Republic of Texas Interim President David G. Burnet.

In the public treaty, the Mexican ruler promised to never again fight against the Texans. He also agreed to order all Mexican forces out of Texas immediately.