“Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.” – Proverbs 4:23 As a kid, was there anything better than the month of June? When the calendar flipped to “May” excitement started to bubble, and as the month crept on each day felt like a[…]
Do everything without complaining and arguing,so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people. – Philippians 2:14-15 Can I be honest for a second? I really hate this passage. Seriously. Every[…]
Joy and I decided to stay in Kentucky this year for vacation. We had planned to head south and spend time on the Florida beaches that we love. COVID spikes invited other plans and to say we were disheartened is an understatement. I know plenty of people who have kept[…]
I preached this past weekend on Isaiah 6 – Isaiah’s call story. It’s one of those passages that begs for an over-active imagination, like mine, to be let loose. The scriptures say, Isaiah was in the throne room of the Lord and he witnessed or experienced the holiness of God.[…]
Things on my social media feed – 1. The golden globes – awards for people who make movies 2. National Championship Game involving Alabama and Clemson 3. Presidential transition These are currently the 3 primary mentions on my social media feed. Normally, I wouldn’t really give much attention too any[…]
““It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings I’m beginning a new journey in 2017. Part of it comes[…]
This week we lost a giant. My mom and dad were church shopping when we first met Larry and Pat Freeman. I was just a little, insecure, whiny, first-grader but within seconds, I had a feeling that these two people were special. While my parents were asking grown up questions, this[…]
Joseph Have you ever been asked to do something that you really didn’t want to do? It’s kind of an awkward place to be, isn’t it? I remember when I was in elementary school being asked to sing a song for a politician traveling in our city. They wanted a[…]
A pastor friend of mine were catching up back in June and he recommended a book to me about my hometown baseball team – the Tampa Bay Rays. Now, it should be stated that my Major League Baseball affiliations have been somewhat wonky. To be honest, I was a fan[…]
It’s been a very full week! After a Sunday that was crammed from start to finish, I grabbed my bag and headed to Northern Kentucky for this year’s Kentucky United Methodist Annual Conference. I always look forward to AC! There’s just something about seeing friends from across the state and[…]