This story is part of another one of my favorite memories from my youth. The back story: My Grandmother bought me a set of drums for my birthday when I was about 13-14. It was a sweet kit for the mid 70’s and I played it for hours on end. I guess it was 76 …
While heading out of town last week I drove by the house where I grew up. It’s in the Mid-town/Medical Center area not far from Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church, which used to be Bellevue Baptist Church back in the days of my youth. Boy how times have changed. The two story house that used to …
If you’ve ridden with me in the past few months you have noticed that I’m listening to classical music in the truck. In fact my XM is usually tuned to the POPS station. Why you ask? I’ll tell you. I enjoy the calmness of the music and the mental picture it paints. There, I’ve said …
What better time and date to relaunch this blog than today? I rarely make New Year’s resolutions but I do appreciate the clean start a new calendar can bring. I’ve seen some very well done posts from my friends lately and I have a few FB friends who can literally make you LOL so in …
I think I’ve reached the point where I should host my own blog, on my own server. Taking the digital training wheels off as it were. So from now on visit http://mtwhite.net/ for your fix.
My friend Chris Hodges has just returned from Ethiopia where he preached the gospel to over 100,000 people in an open air stadium in Dilla. The pictures are simply incredible. I cannot imagine the feeling that was in the air as Chris presented the Gospel and thousands came forward. Chris, I am truly blessed to …
I love my pets, Dallas, Caycee and Yoshi. They bring something to the house that’s hard to describe, although it looks a lot like sleeping. Dallas the 100+ lb chocolate Lab prefers our bed, while Caycee, the Golden Retriever, likes to sleep on her back with her feet in the air (very trusting). Yoshi, the …
My friend Mike Gold turned me on to a site which I believe warrants a closer look. Here is the summary of what The International Justice Mission is all about. International Justice Mission is a human rights agency that secures justice for victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms of violent oppression. IJM lawyers, …
For those of you who know me personally, you know I like to walk. There is a special part of East Memphis in which I like to spend my Saturday mornings traversing the quiet, tree lined streets. In myiPod fueled world I often walk looking straight ahead and either thinking or just taking in the …