You too?
May 24, 2013 By Alyce McKenzie Leave a Comment
This summer I’m going to the reenactment of the Battle of Gettysburg on its 150th anniversary. I am not a Civil War buff, though I do find it interesting. I’m going in place of my dad. My dad, Robert H. Fowler, Sr., was a Civil War Buff, published Civil War Times Illustrated magazine and wrote an award winning novel on the Civil War entitled Jim Mundy. He passed away 11 years ago. My 3 siblings and I grew up in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, not far from Gettysburg. Many weekends, my older … [Read More...]
Boot Against the Wall
May 20, 2013 By Alyce McKenzie Leave a Comment
I was on a 6 pm flight from Memphis to Dallas several months ago. I had given several lectures at Memphis Theological Seminary. I had preached at their midweek Chapel service. I was physically and mentally fatigued. It was a small American Eagle plane, the kind that has two seats on the right and one on the left and no first class. I had somehow gotten the best seat in the house! I was sitting in the first row on the right, in an aisle seat, the one that faces into a carpeted wall. I glanced … [Read More...]
Saying Nes and Saying Yo: Discernment and Indecision
May 6, 2013 By Alyce McKenzie 1 Comment
“Let your word be “Yes, Yes” or “No, No.’; anything more than this comes from the evil one.” (Matthew 5:37) Lately I’ve been … [Read More...]
“A Psalm for Boston?”
April 20, 2013 By Alyce McKenzie Leave a Comment
For a long time Psalm 121 has been one of my favorite psalms. I used to think the opening was lovely and inspiring “I lift up mine eyes unto the … [Read More...]
Really? You’re Not Taking Any Notes??
April 11, 2013 By Alyce McKenzie 3 Comments
I don’t give exams in my Introduction to Preaching classes. But maybe I should start. I don’t give exams, but, instead, students are evaluated on … [Read More...]
My New Motto
April 9, 2013 By Alyce McKenzie 3 Comments
Three occasions have arisen recently in which I have had to stand and deliver and, thank God, been able to do so. I am aware that the origins of … [Read More...]
How to Write a Pompous Letter
April 8, 2013 By Alyce McKenzie Leave a Comment
I get asked to write a lot of recommendation letters. Today I’m writing three of them. Perhaps because I have so many other things to do today, … [Read More...]
Harnessing the Darkness
March 20, 2013 By Alyce McKenzie 4 Comments
As Easter approaches a lot of people are under the mistaken belief that being a Christian means living in a state of untroubled emotional bliss. They … [Read More...]
What Gives??
March 18, 2013 By Alyce McKenzie 3 Comments
A pastor friend of mine told me the following story recently. About ten years ago he was serving as a local pastor in Houston and owned a lake house … [Read More...]
Getting Our Story Straight
March 6, 2013 By Alyce McKenzie 1 Comment
I am teaching a course on preaching and storytelling at Perkins School of Theology this spring. Every Tuesday afternoon from 1:30-4:20, 12 of us … [Read More...]
Condiments Don’t Make a Meal!
March 1, 2013 By Alyce McKenzie Leave a Comment
I heard a comedienne one time talking about the problem with her cooking. She said she was all condiments and no entrées. Every night, as … [Read More...]
Have a Heart!
February 14, 2013 By Alyce McKenzie 2 Comments
It’s Valentine’s Day and so my thoughts turn to hearts, understood as the inner impulses we offer to God and as the beating heart in each of our … [Read More...]










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