When I took vocal classes, my first time singing a song was the toughest. I’d spent the week working on it, but now the nerves kick in. At the end…
I've heard it said, "If you love something, set it free. If it returns, then it's truly yours. But if it doesn't return....hunt it down and kill it!
Just kidding...sort…
The clerk at my grocery store handed me my receipt and said, "Merry Christmas".
"Merry Christmas to you too," I replied. "So happy to hear you celebrating the season!"…
My 28th wedding anniversary is today (Nov 19, 2016), and I can still remember how awkwardly the proposal played out to my soon-to-be wife Dawn.
I was a youth pastor with…
In our family, we always gives thanks before meals. Sometimes, our kids will even say it before we adults get a chance.
We want them to grow up with…
I’m sitting in my car at Starbucks, writing. I feel stupid, it probably is stupid. There was a church women’s group meeting at my house. Great group of ladies, but…
I served for one very long year as a jail chaplain. They say you can get used to anything...
...except working in a jail.
After a few months,…
Do you want to be more like Him? Really?
Well...
If you want to be more like Jesus, you need to think of yourself less and others more.
If…
There's an ancient remedy - a formula meant specifically for the healing of a nation.
It has nothing to do with education or rights. Instead, it involves humility,…
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…
I have now learned the fine art of using the bathroom while holding a baby. I really think they ought to hand out diplomas for this kind of thing. …
When I first started pastoring, I wanted everyone to come to my church. Now I know better.
I've discovered after years of ministry, I really don’t want everyone to…