Image: Johnny Derouen’s first day at FBC Houston, spring of 1984. Also pictured, Joel Nettles. Photo courtesy of Lance Vinson. The story goes that in the early ‘80s, Associate Pastor Felix Wagner interviewed 70-some people before he found the right man for the job. Let’s call it 77—the perfect number. After a two-year quest, FirstContinue reading “THAT’S PRACTICAL. My Johnny Derouen Story. Psalm 27:4.”
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Lost. Matthew 9:36.
When a young man makes bad choices, we say he is lost. When a young woman drops out of college and refuses to work, we say she is lost. When a man’s career is over and he wallows, depressed and inert, we say he is lost. These people are lost because they have no plans,Continue reading “Lost. Matthew 9:36.”
The Gambler’s Fallacy.
The Gambler’s Fallacy looks at good fortune and says, I’m due! For example, if a coin toss resulted in heads twice in a row, the gambler’s fallacy says it will land on tails the third time, because tails is “due.” But the results of past coin flips have no impact on a future coin flip.Continue reading “The Gambler’s Fallacy.”
Never Say Never. Jeremiah 10:23.
Conversations about the future often end with the cliché: Never say ‘never.’ It’s true: you never know what is going to happen. Sometimes things go exactly as planned; often they do not. God has a way of interrupting our plans. Never say ‘never.’ During my childhood a few things were clear: I could not sitContinue reading “Never Say Never. Jeremiah 10:23.”
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