Has it really been 2 1/2 weeks since I last posted? And that just a video link? Hmm… Well, I haven’t lost my passion for writing. Far from it. I really miss it. But I have been consumed with a fascinating task – that of leading my church through a major transition. I plan on [...]
A couple of years ago, our church staff had a little “Biggest Loser” style competition to lose weight. Says alot about Baptists that it was an easy competition for us to buy into. In other words, we’re fat. So, I did really well and ended up continuing to lose weight well past the competition. About [...]
Interesting clash of ideologies among evangelicals. I read one report where a man was calling for prayers for the new president to fail in his aspirations and agendas. The opposite perspective among evangelicals is represented most famously by Donald Miller, who prayed during the Democratic National Convention and tends to represent a great number of [...]
As you may know, we are currently without a Youth Minister, so I’ll be heading to camp with our Youth Group. I also went last year, but I was just along for the ride then. I love camp. It is such a great opportunity for God to move in the lives of young people. It [...]
I’ve got stuff scattered all over the house and the living room is the primary staging area. I am about to video my segment on some of the tips I’ve discovered about packing for overseas travel. I’m excited, anxious and dreading about 36 hours of airplane/airport travel. It’s closer to 48 if you count the [...]
Though I am always engaging in conversations in an effort to build relationships in order to communicate the Gospel, it sometimes frustrates me when those conversations end quickly and we never get there. So God, being the gracious, amazing and humorous God that He is found me praying yesterday morning as I woke up. (Me [...]
I spoke with Alan Cross last week. That conversation prompted this article. You may know that Alan and Erika, along with the rest of their family, are dealing with the possible recurrence of cancer in their son, Caelan. As I spoke with Alan, my words were pretty simple. I told him that I loved him [...]
If you are looking for the video post of traveling gear, I’ll put it up next week. I think the timing is better for it then and this now. I’ve had a couple of wake up calls in the last week. Dennis Jeffares, during our training session, informed us of some particular sensitivities to which [...]
I am not putting up a Phriday foto today. Really I need any and all traffic that should hit this site to pray and to refer this to anyone else that is a believer and ask them to pray. Caelan Cross is a wonderful child, whom I’ve never had the pleasure of meeting. I take [...]
