While growing up in northern Alabama, the arrival of summer brought with it some very special creatures. You probably know them as Junebugs and Fireflies. But down south, we couldn’t afford “fireflies”. Ours were just plain old “lightning bugs”. Every year around June, we would stay outside playing till dusk and suddenly the yard would…

One thing I often hear non-Christians say about God is they love New Testament Jesus, but are intimidated by the angry "Old Testament God". This has even give rise to the expression "I'm gonna go all Old Testament on you" when fists are about to fly. Truly, the Old Testament can be a brutal read,…

"I have heard of a land On the faraway strand 'Tis a beautiful home of the soul Built by Jesus on high There we never shall die 'Tis the land where we'll never grow old..." I’ve discovered, to my surprise, I don’t really know how to have fun. Part of the problem is I really…

From hanging out with lots of pastors, worship leaders, and stage actors, I’ve been blessed to have lots of friends who are performers… Yes, performers: each one of those groups are quite skilled performers. I know that may make some people bristle, because they consider performing to imply something is fake. But every person who…

I loved to run when I was younger. Just a 30 minute run could give you quite a rush of endorphins. That short amount of aerobic exertion could make me feel pretty peaceful for the rest of the day. And peace is a commodity of which I could always use more. But the older I…

I thought I’d take a moment and explain why I post some things I do, especially on my personal Facebook page. You may not realize most of what I put there is quite intentional, with a purpose. I’m sure you’ve noticed I post a lot of humor, and I do that for a couple of…