Ragamuffin Soul

Hey, Hey, Hey…it’s Ladie’s Night at Ragamuffinsoul and our emcee is my one and only assistant, Noelle Larson. _______________________________________________________________ One of my favorite episodes of Friends (Yes, I’m a woman in my 30′s…I know, I know…so cliche’…) was the one where they discover “perfect” Monica’s secret messy closet. I mean that episode has proven to [...]

I never got it. I mean all the Christian chicks were saying it and all the Christian guys hated it. Mostly because we didn’t know what the hell it meant. I remember I wanted to date this girl Stephanie SO bad. (Name has been changed to protect the ease of the make out) “Now Carlos, [...]

Critics. They are actually valuable. To the ones that say just ignore the critics and only listen to the supporters, I say you will become stale and irrelevant in no time. But for every truth from a critic there is truth from a supporter. It is how you see the truth in the critics that [...]

I honestly would never watch a 9 minute video on YouTube. You don’t have to watch the video to get the point… …But every 45 seconds, when I would try to close the window, I simply couldn’t. I want to know what would come after your I’m or I statement… The broadcasting squad at Liberty [...]

It happened so fast. We were in the Memphis airport getting off one plane and walking on another. I’d just spent 22 days straight with my kids. I was tired. We were almost home. The 9 year old… “Daddy? Will you read this to me?” “Can I do it on the plane when we get [...]

Hey kid.  Quit looking at me like that.  You know it works… You were only 7 months old. So small. So tiny. So perfect. It was cloudy outside and the roar of Korean diesel trucks was louder than our failed attempt of thanks happening inside that fluorescent lit room. There were a few things hanging [...]

Tim Tebow makes no apologies about it. He is a believer of Jesus Christ and even has his own patented prayer move. He makes a lot of Christians happy. He makes a lot of Christians nervous. I’ll admit, I have said a few times things like… “Take it down a notch Tebow.” My friends and [...]

If you are in more meetings about campus expansions… If you are in more meetings about principles… If you are in more meetings about process… If you are in more meetings about targets… If you are in more meetings about health insurance… If you are in more meetings about sermon illustrations… If you are in [...]

  When you were a kid… What was the worst trouble you EVER got into? 1…2…3… Tell.

I just told Losiah that Santa is watching him and to fix his attitude. I told the girls last night that The Elf on the Shelf has one more night of flying to the North Pole to let Santa know if they are being little brats. I told my wife that I am excited about [...]