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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…

Dave's message about the importance of gratitude, recorded live at North Naples Baptist Church, Naples, FL

On Youtube, there is a video of a camel falling into a crowd of people during a church Christmas production. It is in turns hilarious and terrifying to watch, as the huge beast stumbles and sits down on a section of pews. Thankfully, the crowd moved out of the way quickly and no one was…

I was in a staff meeting for a secular job once, and our company was exploring ways to help us “get in touch with ourselves spiritually”. Even with two master’s degrees in religion, I wasn’t totally sure what that meant. But I was happy to be employed, so I pasted a smile on my face…

It's amazing how some religious people have absolutely no sense of humor. Actually, it makes me sad. I’ll never forget a quote I read from one religious leader regarding humor… “There are no jokes in our faith. There is no humor in our faith. There is no fun in our faith. There can be no…

My son is almost 26 now. He used to be kind of small, but he started working out and bulked up quite impressively. Oh, and I work out too. I lift about 250 pounds. Out of bed each morning. When I was joking with him about his new workout routine, his response stung a bit.…

Today is New Year’s Day 2018. It’s 10:30 am and I’m sitting drinking coffee. And no, I don’t plan to get out of these pajamas any time soon. They are my warm and cozy home for the rest of the day, after quite a wild night out. No, I’m not suffering from a hangover, but…