Columns
Photo: With Keaton, Kendall, Brady and Tamie at my oldest child’s high school graduation in 2011
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I write the Inside Story column on Page 3 for the monthly print edition of The Christian Chronicle.
Click the links below to read my columns.
• 12-year-old has a date — with Dad, published June 2012.
• Trusting God on mission trip to Mexico, from Aquiles, Mexico, published May 2012.
• Beyond the noise: Quiet time with God, from Gatlinburg, Tenn., published April 2012.
• It’s a bird, it’s a plane … it’s a scary thing, published March 2012.
• Pain, suffering and God’s will in wife’s illness, published February 2012.
• Preach it, brother, but keep it short, from Terrell, Texas, published January 2012.
• Finding hope in a red door: Salt, light and housing for inner city, from Oklahoma City, published December 2011.
• A new babe in Christ — at 108 years old, published November 2011.
• Even after shooting, Tennessee family counts its blessings, published October 2011.
• Play ball: Travels bring ballpark fun, fellowship, from Seattle, published September 2011.
• Missouri church mourns losses, counts blessings, from Joplin, Mo., published August 2011.
• Why it takes a church family to raise a child, published July 2011.
• Walk in the cemetery provides odd comfort, from Cedar Grove, Tenn., published June 2011.
• Thou shalt not eat fatty foods?, published May 2011.
• When the saints come marching in — to Sin City, from Las Vegas, published April 2011.
• Tears, prayers follow Arizona mass shooting, from Tucson, Ariz., published March 2011.
• Secularized Canada faces challenges, published February 2011.
• True disciples don’t bully God’s children, published January 2011.
• Kindred spirits: Mail brings news and inspiration, published December 2010.
• All-Star’s gift benefits Texas children’s home, from Arlington, Texas, published November 2010.
• PTC is for Preacher Training Fun, from Lewisville, Texas, published October 2010.
• Five years after Katrina, stories of hope emerge, from Gulfport, Miss., published September 2010.
• Did ‘jailhouse religion’ save Jeffrey Dahmer? published August 2010.
• Touched by an angel at D.C. congregation, from Washington, published July 2010.
• Friendly faces in the city of brotherly love, from Philadelphia, published June 2010.
• Cecil Cooper adjusts to life out of baseball, from Katy, Texas, published May 2010.
• A time to be born and a time to die, published April 2010.
• Her lifetime of love, faith and devotion, from Huntingdon, Tenn., published February-March 2010.
• Faith and flicks: Christian films gain a following, from Menomonee Falls, Wis., published January 2010.
• Fort Hood chaplain ministers to victims of shooting rampage, published December 2009.
• Bringing salt and light to journalism, from Searcy, Ark., published November 2009.
• Harlem minister sees need to bring races together, from New York, published October 2009.
• Texting during worship? No, just reading the text, published September 2009.
• He takes notes, shoots photos — and preaches, from Amsterdam, published August 2009.
• Faith, family, fond memories — and a funeral, from Hayti, Mo., published July 2009.
• Former trumpet player leading souls to Christ, published June 2009.
• Count your many blessings — name them two by two, published May 2009.
• Online networking: A tool to save souls in cyberspace? published April 2009.
• Teenager’s dad reflects as son reaches milestone, published March 2009.
• What will it take to grow the church? published February 2009.
• The stories that made news in 2008, published January 2009.
• No football feud: Harrells and McCoys on friendly terms, published December 2008.
• Are you ready to ‘Fireproof’ your marriage? published November 2008.
• ‘O Canada!’: Blessings north of the border, from Hamilton, Ontario, published October 2008.
• Ziegler puts up zeroes, gives credit to God, published September 2008.
• Survey: Americans see many routes to eternal life, published August 2008.
• Father-son trip to the Big Apple an adventure, from New York, published July 2008.
• Throwing more than crumbs at the hungry, published June 2008.
• When computer crashes, writer left scrambling, published May 2008.
• Nearly half leave religion of their youth, published April 2008.
• Just for fun, counting down the top three, published March 2008.
• Sermon titles you won’t soon forget, published February 2008.
• The stories that made news in 2007, published January 2008.
• When his wife is away, this husband will pay, published December 2007.
• Digging through the archives at the big 4-0, published November 2007.
• Fred Thompson’s church roots draw interest, published October 2007.
• When the journey’s as memorable as the destination, published September 2007.
• Breaking down color barriers in the church, from Tampa, Fla., published August 2007.
• When a seagull eats Tater Tots for breakfast, published July 2007.
• A son reflects on his parents’ labor of love, from Keller, Texas, published June 2007.
• Not-so-material world: Blessings in remote village, from Aquiles, Mexico, published May 2007.
• Bible camps light fires, fan flames, published April 2007.
• Finding quiet time in our busy lives, from Watonga, Okla., published March 2007.
• Why we can celebrate who we are, published February 2007.
• The stories that made news in 2006, published January 2007.
• Isn’t that what it’s all about? from Wilkesboro, N.C., published December 2006.
• Two heroes in the faith go home, published November 2006.
• What’s in a church sign? A ministry, published October 2006.
• In their own words after Katrina, published September 2006.
• A warm welcome in Windy City, from Chicago, published August 2006.
• For love of God, family and baseball, published July 2006.
• The ABC’s of reporting the news, published June 2006.
• Sojourners travel country serving God, from Greenwood, Texas, published May 2006.
• Sin unclad: Churches face porn problem, published April 2006.
• A grandson’s tribute to two special people, published March 2006.
• The lighter side of our church life, published February 2006.
• After Katrina, ‘Big Easy’ is anything but, from New Orleans, published January 2006.
– Bobby
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With my son Brady in Wyoming. Please forgive him for the Oklahoma State hoodie. Boomer Sooner!
