As we come to the closing days of the month of May, I have noticed that I am just a little bit more tired than normal.  Camille and I maintain a fairly active schedule and so the idea of being tired isn’t new.  I can definitely feel the effects of getting older and I do… Read More »

I couldn’t help but feel a bit sad last night as I attended our congregation’s reception for the high school seniors.  Of course, I am very happy to see them making progress in life and achieving this important milestone.  I know that many wonderful events likely await them as they continue in their lives but… Read More »

I don’t remember the first time I was told be patient, but I am I must have been very young.  Waiting has been a struggle that God continues to work on with me.  I think probably at the heart of my inability to grow into a more patient follower of Christ centers around my unwillingness… Read More »

I have always been a dog person.  When I was growing up, we almost always had a dog.  Several of the favorite moments of my childhood years involved a dog.  When I started having a family of my own, it seemed natural to have a dog and so we did.  Some of the most intense… Read More »

This past Sunday afternoon found me back in the Sanctuary but only this time I was in the audience.  The occasion was the celebration of two young men receiving their Eagle Scout.  If you aren’t familiar with Scouts, this is the highest rank in the program and only about 8% of those starting Scouts reach… Read More »

I grew up in a 900 square foot house.  It was small by today’s standards where the average-size home is 2,300 square feet.  I remember driving to move into this house when I was just a few days away from my third birthday.  In fact, the drive to that house is the oldest memory I… Read More »

One of the neat developments that is happening in my community of Fulton, MS is a renewed emphasis on the idea of community beautification.  To that end, efforts are being considered on many fronts including a revamping of the downtown area.  This week has seen the pouring of hundreds of feet of concrete forming a… Read More »

Easter Sunday, April 17, will soon be here and I am very excited!  Not only is it a beautiful time of the year in Northeast Mississippi, but it is also a time like none other in terms of seeing people gather to worship.  Sometimes I hear Christians who regularly attend a local congregation criticizing those… Read More »

I remember when I was attending grade school a situation that I suppose is pretty common.  One of my fellow students had broken one of the rules of the classroom and our teacher had become aware of the transgression but not the guilty party.  The teacher urged the guilty one to admit their action and… Read More »

I am currently following a regimen of Bible reading that if I stay with it every day, I will have read the entire Bible by December 31.  The way this is set up I end up reading a section from the Old Testament, a section from the New Testament as well as a section from… Read More »