Have you ever had someone try to tell you how to raise your children, when they don’t have any children of their own? Have you ever known a single person to tell a married person how marriage is supposed to work? I’ve known many “church growth experts” who seem to […]
Room for Improvement!
Recently, I pulled my iPhone out of my pocket, pushed the bottom button, swiped the screen to the right, entered my security code, located my camera, pressed it and begin to take the picture of what I was looking at. One of my kids came up to me and said, […]
Dependently independent!
Recently, my son Dandy told me that his two and half year-old daughter, River, informed him that she was going to bed and he didn’t need to come into her room. She was going to go to sleep on her own. So he let her experiment with a little independence. […]
To Love and Protect!
I walked out the front door of my home on a beautiful, but warm summer morning and just out of the corner of my eye I noticed this beautiful bird sitting on her nest, protecting her babies. I gently and quietly moved a little closer to get a picture. […]
Attitude is Everything!
Recently, Starla and I were in New Orleans visiting our good friends Doug and Rachel McAllister, Pastors of Journey Fellowship. On our visit we were walking through the market area of downtown New Orleans when we were approached by “Tim.” Tim told us his story of his battle with […]
Waiting in line! Ugh!
‘Wait’ is the word of the day. Don’t you just hate waiting? Recently my friend, Doug McAllister came in from out-of-town. After picking him up from the airport we drove to one of my favorite restaurants. I greeted the hostess, and put my name in for a table. She informed […]
I Forgive You!
During the time I served as a Youth Pastor, we often took our youth on various types of trips, such as youth camps, Missions Trips, Ski Trips, etc. One particular year, the youth had turned in their monies. I had taken it to the bank to deposit it. Then […]
Choose to Give Thanks!
Have you ever been so consumed, distracted and even disturbed by negative things that are happening all around you, that you can’t seem to see anything good? Remember Paul and Silas? They were locked up in jail for preaching the gospel. The Bible says, that at midnight, when things are […]
No Place!
Proverbs 6:6 tells us to watch the ant and be wise. Well, I think there are many lessons to be learned from the ant. I guess it’s just that season when ant beds pop up everywhere. I saw an ant bed in my yard the other day, so I put […]
Be Bold Today!
The word of the day is boldness. Boldness is the confidence to say and do what is right. We’ve all heard of the boldness of David against Goliath and Daniel in the lion’s den or Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the fire. There are times we all need to […]