One of my favorite teachers in high school was a guy named Paul Massey.  Mr. Massey taught vocal music as well as some other related courses like Music Theory and Music Appreciation.  I met him when I was in Jr. High as he was also the music teacher there as well.  I was immediately drawn… Read More »

Last Sunday, I wrapped up a 4 sermon series contrasting Fear and Faith.  We used Psalm 23 as a partial guide to honing in on specific areas where the battle between Fear and Faith is particularly strong.  In the week leading up to bringing this series and with every sermon I wrote, I discovered that… Read More »

Last year, shortly after we moved to Mississippi, I found myself looking to buy a lawnmower.  We hadn’t brought one with us when we moved as we were living in an apartment so mowing was a chore I gave no thought.  I have to admit I was a little excited to buy a new lawnmower. … Read More »

I don’t actually remember the first time I went to Vacation Bible School.  I do have a picture of me, about 4 months old, being held among a throng of people posing for a picture to memorialize it.  Summer after Summer as a child, youth and now adult, Vacation Bible School has been a predictable… Read More »

I have tried to pick up the phone many times in the past two years but then reality sets in and I realize my days of calling my dad are over.  He died quietly in his sleep two years ago today.  We had made plans to see him later that morning as we always did… Read More »

Since we are coming out of the pandemic, Camille and I are still meeting people with ties to the Church as well as being introduced to others within our new city just because I am a new Minister within it.  Every once in awhile, during the banter of polite conversation, a statement is made that… Read More »

A friend of mine recently paid me what I consider to be a great compliment.  He said he admired my ability to deal with a very wide range of people in a way that seemed to neither drive me crazy nor constantly be a odds with them.  Being a Minister in a congregation does have… Read More »

I  am old enough to remember when cigarettes were advertised on TV.  I know, that seems like it must have been from another planet.  In many ways it was!  At some point, the transition in our culture away from tobacco produced TV ads that were created to demonstrate various aspects of the habit of smoking. … Read More »

It won’t be picked up by the local TV or radio and it will not make it on the pages of any newspaper but a tragedy occurred on Chatham Street last night.  Camille and I were relaxing outside and enjoying the gentle rain from the comfort of our covered patio.  Suddenly a terrible shrieking sound… Read More »

One of the spiritual lessons which has remained a challenge for me is patience.  Never was this more on display in my life than when I was working as a 26 year old Minister in a very traditional congregation in Southeast Texas.  As you might imagine, I, like many idealistic Kingdom workers at that age… Read More »