by Barry Creamer | Aug 21, 2024 | Devotionals
When my granddaughter was not yet quite 4, my son-in-law and I thought it would be a good idea to take her to the theater for a piece of cinematic fluff the name of which has since left my mind. We had talked about the possibility that at her tender age it might be...
by Barry Creamer | Aug 14, 2024 | Devotionals
I met with some other Christian educators in Nashville a while back, as planned. I did not expect my hanging clothes to stay in Nashville, nor Joan’s. But they did. As I drove back from Nashville late Saturday night I did not expect a flu-incipient pastor to invite me...
by Barry Creamer | Aug 7, 2024 | Devotionals
Recently I experienced a Twilight Zone of a Sunday morning. The Southlake church where I am preaching is completely new to me. That’s not unusual. What is unusual is how many incidental relationships from my very young ministry are there. The pastor himself served a...
by Barry Creamer | Jul 31, 2024 | Devotionals
The previous day’s air, cooled and dried by a front, convinces me to wear a suit I normally neglect during summer. I recognize my mistake as soon as I step outside. Before I reach the garage, sweat has softened my collar. It’s not all that hot—probably high 80s. But...
by Barry Creamer | Jul 24, 2024 | Devotionals
Warning: potentially dense devotional ahead. But please indulge me this week a bit of literary analysis to arrive at an encouragement. “Once upon a time, in a land far away, there lived a child who would change the world.” Or, “But there was no wolf.” Or, “And they...
by Barry Creamer | Jul 17, 2024 | Devotionals
Through my primary school years, heavy summer rains dissolve our neighborhood into a waterpark: curb gutters become whitewater for stick kayaks, puddles are teed up for sprayed field goal attempts, and anything flat serves as a boogie board. I have never been in a...
