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Continue reading →: A Word About AshesThis week, we kicked off the season of Lent with Ash Wednesday. At Mid-America Christian University, we had a truly blessed experience led by our worship leader (Kevin Dugay) and a message from the Dean of the Chapel at Indiana Wesleyan University (Dr. Andrea Summers). Subsequently, I got this letter…
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Continue reading →: Seven SiphonsIn the ever-changing world of coffee making, there’s another new thing… a siphon pot coffee maker. I’m sure (with slight sarcasm included) that it makes a cup of coffee that is infinitely better than the old “Mr. Coffee” I routinely depend upon. At any rate, it sure looks cooler! Seeing…
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Continue reading →: Ho Ho the Mistletoe…This popular evergreen has many legends and traditions connected with it. It is loved by those who look upon the mistletoe as the magic plant. Folklore had this pest of a plant to cure everything from ulcers to epilepsy. Many associated mistletoe with successful marriages, so the “golden bough” was…
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Continue reading →: Rummaging AroundIt must run in my blood… I like to rummage around. My dad used to like to walk along the road and look for stuff. He said it was for exercise, but he always came back with something that he had found. My grandpa liked to dumpster dive. He came…
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Continue reading →: Just Being PoliteIt was only a matter of inches. That was the distance between the front end of my truck and the passenger side door of the gold SUV as it flashed in front of me… frightening collision averted, even if only by a hair. How did it come to pass? Let…
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Continue reading →: Can You See It?
“If there’s a God, I’ve never seen him,” the arrogant student triumphantly declared. We live in a world which constantly wants to visualize that which purports to be real. People clamor for a God that they can disassemble like the transmission of a car or can cuddle like a puppy.…
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Continue reading →: Out For a WalkWhen I was a teenager, I think that I owned the title from Willie Nelson’s song, “my heroes have always been cowboys.” Besides liking the Dallas Cowboys football team, I worked on a cattle ranch. I loved riding horses and tried (not too successfully) to rope calves. But, that’s not…
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Continue reading →: Caught Up in a ScandalOccasionally, I come across something that is so well expressed that I decide to share it “as is.” This is one of those times. The article was written by Michael H. Burer, PhD of Dallas Theological Seminary. Losing weight is hard because I like food. I am particularly partial to…
About Me
I’m Brad Kendall and I serve as the University Chaplain and Executive Director of Spiritual Formation at Mid-America Christian University. I come to this place having worked as an institutional chaplain for the past 10 years (hospital and hospice) in San Antonio, Texas. Prior to that, I served in different roles and in various congregations in pastoral ministry for nearly 30 years. My wife Kristel and I are both graduates of MACU and are proud parents of three grown sons. We also have nine grandchildren that we adore. I enjoy reading and outdoor activities.
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