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“For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it?I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland...” - Isaiah 43:19 Visit us at http://NAPLESFAMILY.ORG

As I wrote in The Seven Surprises, following God will lead us directly into acts of "strategic recklessness" and go on new adventures with God. Sometimes, God will lead us away from complacent paths and send us off-roading a while. It indeed appears God may be asking us to dream once again and go off…

Thanks for your overwhelming response to our first printing of THE SEVEN SURPRISES. Our first printing was completely sold out in a week! A second printing is complete. New copies are available from Dave personally, or at our AMAZON PAGE in ebook or hard copy formats.

When God creates, he does so out of nothing. And when God comes through for you in your life, you hardly ever see it coming. God will meet your needs in the most unexpected ways. You may be familiar with the cable TV show TRADING SPACES that’s been around in one form or another since…

There’s a certain sacredness when the house is dark and everyone else is asleep. I stay up past everyone in my home most nights. I rarely go to bed early. I’ve chalked this up to creative temperament for years, but now I think it's something more. My feelings and spirit are reaching out past me…

I love to ride my bike here in Florida, especially in the winter months when it’s not quite so humid. When I’m feeling especially daring, I'll take off peddling toward my office located 7 miles away from my home. It’s a bit fatiguing, but exhilarating as well. I’ve found the shortest path to get back…

Our dream house was a 120-year old 3-story Victorian home. It was just a few blocks away from one of the loveliest parks in the city and the same distance from the church I pastored. I could literally walk to work, and did so on many mornings. How convenient! Unlike the other brick houses that…

I thought it only fair that I let you know why I won’t be responding to your posts right now. It’s not because I don’t have anything to say; it’s because I won’t be seeing your posts anymore. I won’t see them because I’ve unfollowed you on social media. And I want you to know…

Today I did something I hadn’t done in a long time. I found an old, old hymnal - one from back when I was just a child in church. Then I sat at the piano and started playing through some of my favorites. Most of them no one sings anymore, unless they're surrounded by rocking…

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In 2013, Sunday Assembly was begun in London, England. Founded by Sanderson Jones and Pippa Evans, it’s a non-religious gathering for people who want the same communal experience believers get in religious services. In other words, it’s a church for Atheists. The biggest question I have with this admittedly-novel idea is this: what would you…