This is a difficult blog to write this morning. At about 1:15 this morning, my wife’s grandfather – Woodrow Cheshire – went home to be in glory with our God. Papa was truly a “one-of-a-kind” person. He was a farmer and for a time the Mayor of Pompano Beach in[…]
Thoughts on Acts
Last night I started a 6 week study on the book of Acts with some friends at church. Fitting 28 chapters into 6 weeks is pretty close to being impossible. So, for the next several weeks I’m going to continue some of my thoughts on Acts in this blog. I’m[…]
Eyes Wide OPEN
A couples weeks ago we had a special guest at Christ Church – Reggie McNeal. He preached on Sunday morning and I gotta tell ya, I was a little concerned. I wasn’t concerned because I doubted Christ Church but because I didn’t know what to expect fully from Reggie. I’ve[…]
Back at it
So, this week my boys went back to school! I gotta be honest, I was pretty excited! Summer is a weird time – believe it or not, I’m a guy who likes routine. Now don’t get me wrong, I love change (especially when it’s good change) but there’s just something[…]
Wide Open Worship – Anywhere
A week ago, I was in the mountains of North Carolina. It was our summer vacation and we spent several days with my wife’s family surrounded by God’s absolute breathtaking handi-work. On Friday, the Nichols’ four went on a hike around Whiteside Mountain. We hoofed it up the side of[…]
Visioning with Bilbo
I’m reading the Hobbit (again). There’s just something about the story of little Bilbo Baggins being trucked across Middle-Earth on a journey that he doesn’t really want be on that fascinates me. One day this little fella is enjoying a beautiful shire day when Gandalf the Wizard shows up and[…]
…it’s like owning a home!
So about 3 months ago, we bought a house and since that time I’ve found little thing after little thing that needs my attention. Initially, I was happy to just get the boxes unpacked. That was a huge success! After that it was making sure we got a lawnmower because[…]
Visioning: More to Value
It’s not hard right now to be bombarded with images and stories of Value – the value of the dollar, the value of elected officials, the value in your home and other assets, family values, traditional values, the value menu at (insert your favorite fast food restaurant). We see so[…]
How James Bond is like the church
I’m a big fan of the 007 films. When I was 15 years old a family friend of mine got me hooked. My first bond movie was Thunderball and I watched it in the Florida Keys. If you know anything about Thunderball, you know it’sgot water, and sharks and boats[…]
Summit – the vision quest
I love the Arthurian legend! When I was 10, my mom and I watched the classic Excalibur on TBS one Sunday afternoon and ever since I’ve been hooked! That movie was/is so good – I mean Captain Picard before he was famous and Liam Neeson prior to just being awesome![…]