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Learn From the Sound Man
January 4, 2018
Yes, it is the first week of 2018 and your social media feed has been bombarded with resolutions, articles about change and a plethora of photos of your peers wearing their latest set of yoga pants and head wrap as they embark on their goal of completing a marathon by running in 8 degree weather…screenRead More -
To the Husbands… (and future husbands)
December 13, 2017
I am writing this on a random Wednesday in the middle of December. My wedding anniversary is five months away and my wife’s birthday is approximately three months away. We are two months away from Valentine’s Day. There is no special occasion prompting me to adorn my wife with praise or recentRead More -
Joy to the World
December 11, 2017
Joy to the world… The phrase rings out in shopping malls, church choirs, radio stations and on every street corner you hear…The Christmas experience is deeply connected to the idea of joy. The declaration of the hymnist, Isaac Watts, was Joy had come in the form of a newborn King.Read More -
Own Who You Are NOT
December 6, 2017
Growing up I had a deep love for baseball. Some of my life’s fondest memories are connected to the late afternoon humidity of the summer. I was meticulous about how my polyester uniform looked…perfectly tucked with the stirrups precise. The smell of grass mingling with the grilled hamburgers inRead More -
Never say Never
December 5, 2017
Our Americana is loaded with colloquialisms, catch phrases and well worn sayings. Depending on the region in which you live, some are used with more frequency than others. Being from the South, we tend to have quite a few unique sayings that are all our own. Most of these sayings have a genesis in aRead More -
Unto US…
December 4, 2017
For several weeks I have sensed this December was important for my spiritual life at present, as well as for the journey ahead. It is the month when my calendar slows some. There are no imminent events to plan and I do not book any preaching engagements. This is a time for me to consider all IRead More -
2 Years Ago My Dad Died…
November 28, 2017
The life of following Jesus is full of moments and scenarios lacking in clearly defined lines. There are subtleties which require us to trust and find a middle ground. One such dichotomy is experiences that illicit sadness, when as believers we are to be full of joy. As a conscious decision, IRead More -
Do you have a prayer “Life”?
November 7, 2017
When discussing the concept of prayer, our minds naturally gravitate toward self-discipline. Specifically, we tend to focus our thoughts on what we call “devotions”. Since I was a child it has been ingrained in my thinking that a healthy spiritual life is largely dependent on one’s ability toRead More -
The Necessity of Tension
October 25, 2017
Getting older creates unique and subtle changes. On one hand, my world is much more narrow as I drift further away from my twenties. The list of things I really care deeply about has shrunken considerably. There are less hills worth dying on. The stands worth taking are more refined. The “lifeRead More