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Being There

parentingSeptember 5, 2023210Views 0Likes 0Comments

This is one of my favorite photos, when Gracie ran up to hug me at the end of my POLLYANNA musical performance. It was a show I had worked on off-and-on for almost 10 years. And she and her older sister were a major part of the inspiration for writing the show to begin with.…

Musical Theatre

SermonsAugust 4, 2023156Views 0Likes 0Comments

Dave's latest full-scale show, POLLYANNA - A NEW MUSICAL, received a "staged reading" on June 23, 2023 at the Naples Performing Arts Center MainStage. Below are some songs from the show... Videos from Dave's other shows, "A MIRACLE IN CENTRAL PARK", "PASSION", "ANGELS WATCHING OVER YOU", "A SMOKY MOUNTAIN CHRISTMAS CAROL", and "YULETIDE EVERLASTING", coming…

Girl Power

EntertainmentJune 15, 2023229Views 0Likes 0Comments

More than anything, these two little girls have brought more joy into my life the past 9 years than I'd experienced in all the years before. We adopted Ellie and then Gracie at a point when we thought we had finished raising kids. The last thing on my mind was starting over again. When the…

The Downside of “Talented”

BlogMay 17, 2023936Views 0Likes 0Comments

I’ve been working on a full-scale musical now in that chair, in front of that keyboard pictured above for about 10 years now. Writing a show is a long process of stops and starts. You create songs you thought were great and then the next day realize are mediocre and discard them. The past several…

FAMILY UPDATE

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Dear friends, Back in 2012, I stepped out of Worship Ministry to embark on an adventure taking me into uncharted territory personally and professionally. In the years that followed, I started two churches and pastored another. I acted in multiple stage productions, some amateur and a few professional. To my surprise, I was often…

The Cross Remains

beliefApril 7, 2023203Views 0Likes 0Comments

I'll admit that the world is changing so fast these days that I get a little fearful at times. I wonder if everyone's lost their minds and forgotten what really matters in life. We argue about everything, and friendships are sacrificed over minor differences. Even family is not a safe refuge from the chaos around…

The universe is not coming to help you

BlogJanuary 4, 2023200Views 0Likes 0Comments

I’ve noticed that when people stop believing in God, they don’t stop believing in everything. They usually replace Him with something inferior: a do-it-yourself religion of their own creation. These are the New Pagans, and what they worship is the earth and nature. But since they grew up used to the Personal God of…

Disruption

SermonsJanuary 2, 2023203Views 0Likes 0Comments

In 2023, may God disrupt your comfort, answer prayers you've long ago forgotten, and take you on the ride of your life! Dave’s sermon DISRUPTION, recorded live on January 1 at NNBC…

The Nicest Thing I Could Say

BlogDecember 17, 2022241Views 0Likes 0Comments

It’s amazing that someone as lovable as me can make people mad. I mean, come on… I’m adorable, right? Seriously, people always get mad at me when I write or preach against things that are unBiblical. Recently, it was a piece I wrote about how there’s no reason to believe pets will be in heaven.…

Handwriting on the Wall

BlogDecember 9, 2022236Views 0Likes 0Comments

When we moved into our new home in Florida last year, I noticed something that looked like a doorbell on two of our door frames. Later when my girls were watching the musical Fiddler On The Roof with me, I suddenly realized what they were. “Do you see those little rectangular boxes on the top…