Finding You by Seeing Others | Episode 5

While judgement is reserved for God, the spectacles of redemption are shared with us. May we look out and find people God created for us to see, hear, and serve. Scriptures: Romans 5:19 Daniel 9 Matthew 25 Matthew 7-8 Luke 8:42-48 John 5:2-9 Matthew 20:29-34 Jonah...

Rare and Unresearched | Episode 4

We hear the story of a man who has seen over 15 doctors, had 21 MRIs, more medical tests than he can count, a misdiagnosis of both MS and cancer and is still looking for answers. While he does not have those, he does have God. This story will inspire you to trust the...

We are the Echo

Near Terlingua, TX, cradling the Rio Grande, is a deep, narrow, rock-faced canyon, Santa Elena. Our kids suggested we visit it while we were celebrating our 36th anniversary with stays in the Texas desert and hill country. High waters from recent rains kept us from...

Barking Judgement

I attempted a feat Sunday: to ride from Paris to Detroit and back in a single afternoon. Unfortunately, the trail ended abruptly west of Detroit, just east of Blossom (Texas, of course). So I turned my bike around and rode back in order make it on time to the evening...

Fixed on God

Watching the sky has taught me a lot about the earth. When I put my standard eyepiece in the telescope and center it on the brightest object in the night sky, it takes the moon about 60 seconds to escape my view on its inexorable march westward—one minute, and moving...

Sharks and Skunks

Fear is irrational. Spielberg’s Jaws came out the year I finished 6th grade. The knowledge that we had no sharks in our back yard pool did nothing to relax the grip tightening around my spine as soon as the water enveloped my body. Nope. No night swims that summer....

Cultural Christianity: Off Center | Episode 3

Sometimes the fence we put up to protect our Christianity, actually prevents us from reaching its center.   Scriptures: Luke 13: 10-17 Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Leviticus 19 Micah 6:8 Acts 1:8 Ephesians 2:8-9 Ephesians 3:6 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Luke 10:25-29 John 13:34-35...

Terms of Peace | Episode 1

In our first episode of the Coffee with Creamer podcast, Dr. Barry Creamer talks about what CRT, conservatism, culture wars, and no true Scotsman have to do with how believers follow Christ.   Book references: Faces at the Bottom of the Well by Derrick Bell...