Let’s play a game!  What do the following have in common? Drinking, smoking, watching TV, dancing, mixed swimming, movie theaters, tattoos, rock & roll Did you figure it out?  For me, these are all subject or activities that I have heard sermons condemning as things Christians shouldn’t do!  Yes, I know!  I had to reach… Read More »

I was thinking the other day about conflict and my mom.  My mom was a common-sense kind of lady who wasn’t afraid to tell you what she believed the truth to be.  Occasionally my generally sweet mom would be pushed to her limit by 2 ornery sons.  When conflict broke out between my brother and… Read More »

The phone rang about noon.  The voice on the other end of the line was frantic.  The best I could tell from what little sense this person was making is that there had been an accident…on a farm…involving an 11 year old boy…and please hurry.  I immediately jumped in my car and traveled the distance… Read More »

2020 has been a year for the record books!  The impact of covid 19 has been felt around the world and touched every home in one way or another.  One of the new terms that now flows from our mouths is “social distancing”.  This, of course, has to do with the suggestion and/or mandate from… Read More »

A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post that talked about the yard at the parsonage and how it was an ongoing, challenging project.  Perhaps you might enjoy hearing that progress continues to be made in our project.  New grass has sprouted and even grown tall enough and dense enough to need to be… Read More »

I remember as a child watching cartoons on Saturday mornings and hearing commercials about “new and improved”.  That phrase could be applied to virtually anything being advertised:  breakfast cereal, a toy, a game or even some cartoon character.  I remember wanting to throw out some perfectly good cereal because it didn’t have the special ingredient… Read More »

Me and Ms. Camille are currently engaged in a battle at the parsonage!  Before your mind wanders too far into what we might be battling, let me be clear.  We are not battling each other but instead a common enemy!  WEEDS!  You probably gave a sigh of relief.  Weeds are everywhere and if you are… Read More »

     According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, Focus is defined as: (a) center of activity, attraction, or attention or (b) a point of concentration, directed attention.        Focus is a critical dimension to grasping new concepts and the completion of tasks.  Focus has applications in literally every area of life.  Whether you are fishing, memorizing… Read More »

If you were to take a poll and ask Christ-followers this question:  “What are some of the most effective ways you have discovered to advance the Kingdom of God?”  I suspect you will get a wide variety of responses. First, there will be some who look at you like you are speaking a foreign language. … Read More »

It’s been about 2 months since Camille and I moved to Mississippi.  It has been a wonderful experience even though we have had to face some challenges that have made getting acclimated more difficult.  A few days ago, we decided we needed to get out of town for awhile and took a drive to some… Read More »