Me Too
- April 01, 2019
- by
- Ned Erickson
At the risk of being political or not political enough, let me preface my remarks by saying this:
The “Me Too” movement is a good...
Road Trip
- March 05, 2019
- by
- Ned Erickson
I just drove from North Carolina to Florida and back in a weekend. I just got home. I’m pooped.
We drove down there for a...
First Meeting
- February 19, 2019
- by
- Ned Erickson
Last week I went to Alcoholics Anonymous for the first time.
What do you say after a sentence like that?
I feel pressure to qualify it...
Hope For the Flowers
- February 04, 2019
- by
- Ned Erickson
I had recently finished a great book by Sue Monk Kidd called, When the Heart Waits. In the memoir, she chronicles her journey through...
What Living Under a Bush Can Teach You
- January 23, 2019
- by
- Ned Erickson
“I spent the next seven years sleeping under a bush.”
Wait.
Did that man just say that he spent seven years sleeping under a bush?
“In the...
You Had One Job
- January 08, 2019
- by
- Ned Erickson
Last night, I was sitting on the edge of my seat as Cody Parkey lined up to kick the field goal that would end...
Love Feast
- December 26, 2018
- by
- Ned Erickson
The story goes that there were two men walking down the road. They were discussing current events when they were joined by another man...
What You Have Has You
- November 26, 2018
- by
- Ned Erickson
What you have has you. My friend Paul Barclay used to say that to us all the time. What you have has you. He...
Tears
- November 15, 2018
- by
- Ned Erickson
“You never know what may cause them. The sight of the Atlantic Ocean can do it, or a piece of music, or a face...
What Next
- October 30, 2018
- by
- Ned Erickson
Jesus tells this story about these two guys. They both build houses. They both get caught in a hurricane. One of these houses is...