Some good friends of mine named Stan Childer and James Johnson were riding out West. Someone pulled out in front of them and Stan hit the car. His has several cracked vertebra in neck and back, cracked pelvis, compound fracture in right arm. Please join me in praying for him and his wife, Pam. They [...]

Just a quick thought…… When you read and study about Christ’s work on the Cross and the Gospel, it should always be taken for more than just good information. Further it is never to be read as a pitiful story that simply moves you like reading of a mother with five children who starved herself [...]

This weekend I had the extraordinary privilege of working with Nate Garrett (randumblog.com) as we served Tiger Brooks and a host of other churches in Kingsport, TN. On Saturday, the leaders had planned a block party to reach people in the community. Nate and I commented to one another, “What would it be like if [...]

A few nights ago my family accompanied some of our friends for dinner. We went to a restaurant that just happens to be my least favorite. Well, let me be honest, I despise this restaurant. The food is overpriced, flavorless, and the wait staff is not up to par. My entire attitude was spoiled in [...]

This morning I was reminded of couplet of verses from Psalm 63:3-4: Psalm 63:3–4 (ESV) 3 Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you. 4 So I will bless you as long as I live; in your name I will lift up my hands. I find in life I can [...]