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I got a phone call yesterday from a young man I’d known from a past church. He’s serious about following Jesus, but now he’s hurting and calling for advice.  He’s made some mistakes and now friends are choosing sides between him and another friend. In the whole mess, he feels like he’s made compromises on…

I've had the pleasure of leading quite a few organizations over the years that rely on volunteers to reach their goals. But I've also offered my gifts as a volunteer in several organizations within the community. From being on both ends of the spectrum, it has taught me a lot about what volunteers need from…

Pastor Dave's fresh and innovative Bible study JESUS ON THE STREETS will be livestreamed online each Wednesday at 6:30PM EST. This new study will be a verse-by-verse exposition of the Gospel of Luke, injected with Pastor Dave's wit and inspiration. Watch live on the North Naples Baptist Facebook page or on the NNBC YouTube page…

I grew up in a fairly conventional family in what’s known as the Bible Belt of America. My dad drove to the same job every day for nearly 40 years, and mom was usually there when I walked home from school every afternoon. Then I played outside untethered until the streetlights came on each evening.…

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The saying “you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink” is most likely the oldest English proverb still in use today. It was recorded as far back as 1175 in Old English Homilies. From the title of the book, the saying was old even in the 1100s. But it still applies, especially…

Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas from the Gipsons!

There’s a odd hush that comes upon a town at Christmas Eve. It’s not that people aren’t still working. Those days when everyone got off work for Christmas are long gone. But a calm still manages to descend as families gather, and the majority of stores shut off their lights and workers head home. That’s…

So as the joke goes, “A baptist pastor dies and goes to heaven…” But inevitably the day finally came that I did. Right now, I’m standing by a roadside. But I don’t know how I got here. Everything looks different, but also strangely familiar. There are flowers, trees, grass, and sky, but not like…