Is there anything that someone else does that really bothers you? Usually, a pet peeve will come from someone with whom you spend a significant amount of time. Before I go any further, let me say that I love my wife more than anyone can ever imagine. I cannot imagine my life without her! Continue reading “Pet Peeves”
Isn’t the Bible Just a Book of Myths?
(This is the second in a weekly series called “Apologetics 101,” where we examine some of the key questions skeptics ask about the Christian faith.)
Do you remember playing the game “Telephone,” when you were a kid in school? In that game, one person whispers a word or phrase into the ear of another, who repeats the phrase to the next person, until it goes all the way around the room. Continue reading “Isn’t the Bible Just a Book of Myths?”
Potential Energy
“You have such potential!” “This is potentially the best…(fill in the blank) ever” “This company has the potential to make millions.” “This team could potentially go all the way.” Potential…there is perhaps no other word in the English language pregnant with as much implied hope. It’s actually a very powerful word. Continue reading “Potential Energy”
The Greatest Commission (Part 1)
Several years before moving to Meridian, I lived in Atlanta, and life was great (it still is…don’t worry). Growing up in Marietta, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta, brought many advantages. Just thirty minutes north was the country, thirty minutes south was Atlanta, and anything you needed was just around the corner. Continue reading “The Greatest Commission (Part 1)”
Growing Through Doubt
My journey to becoming a pastor began in the crucible of doubt. During my early 20’s, I struggled with doubts about the basic truths of the universe. I made a profession of faith as a child, but now I wasn’t so sure. Was there a God? Was Jesus even a real person? Continue reading “Growing Through Doubt”
What I Have Learned From The Hummingbirds
My wife and I moved from Georgia into our retirement home at Dalewood Shores in Lauderdale over a decade ago. We enjoy working in our yard, growing flowers and observing God’s wild creations like the birds, squirrels, and chipmunks. Every summer there seems to be an abundance of beautifully colored hummingbirds of all sizes visiting the flowers in our yard. For some reason, we didn’t have too many hummingbirds at our former Georgia home, so here I find them fascinating. Continue reading “What I Have Learned From The Hummingbirds”
Good News: Be Vulnerable!
James Hudson Taylor (1832-1905) was a remarkable man, one I have come to admire. He was a missionary who spent fifty-one years founding the China Inland Mission. That résumé bullet was not easy to attain. In fact, I would venture to say that very few have the same grit and faithfulness Taylor had in preparation. Taylor was not a rich man; neither was he skilled, and he was even scorned by his own church when proposing missionary work in what they called “barbaric” China. Continue reading “Good News: Be Vulnerable!”
You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know
2 Corinthians 5:7 “For we walk by faith and not by sight.” (Berean Literal Bible)
As a typical adolescent, I suffered from the same genetic flaw as every other teen…. I was inflicted with the neurological disorder of “know-it-all.” At the ripe old age of 16, without a care in the world, I was armed with the knowledge and experience that only high school drama could bring, and I stood gracious enough to share my opinions as a gift to everyone who was wise enough to listen, especially my parents. Continue reading “You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know”
A Peculiar Art-icle
Exodus 31:1-5 ESV
The LORD said to Moses, 2 “See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, 3 and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and intelligence, with knowledge and all craftsmanship, 4 to devise artistic designs, to work in gold, silver, and bronze, 5 in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, to work in every craft. Continue reading “A Peculiar Art-icle”
The Fingerprints of God
Though I am not a Latent Print Examiner, I am the Marketing Director of a Christian based private forensics company. As such, I am exposed daily to the fascinating teachings and terminology of the Forensic Science discipline of fingerprints. Continue reading “The Fingerprints of God”