I was a new student associate pastor serving a wonderful rural church in North Carolina in 1999 when I got a text message from a young girl in the church’s youth group. Let me preface the rest of the story by telling you that it was one of the first text I ever received and [...]

OK, I need to have a heart to heart talk with the men reading this. Ladies, of course you may read along since this involves you but you might find some of the guy talk a bit rough so be warned.
Men, Sunday is Valentine’s day and the special woman in your life wants you to [...]

There’s a story that has been told so many times it’s hard to trace it the original author.  It’s about Billy Graham, who is now 90 years old and is fighting Parkinson’s disease.
In January 2000, leaders in Charlotte, North Carolina, invited their favorite son, Billy Graham, to a luncheon in his honor.
Billy initially hesitated to accept [...]

The other day we had some guests coming over to our home and the house was just about spotless. I say “just about spotless” because about 30 minute before we expected a crowd of friends I discovered a red spot on the carpet. I vacuumed it a few times and the spot [...]

Hmm. To be honest I don’t think the word Sin-o-meter (hyphenated or otherwise) actually exists. In fact, I reasonably certain that I just made it up. Nonetheless, let’s talk. Let’s actually try and be a bit interactive here.
Let me posit this sin-o-meter concept and get your feedback. Your feedback can be almost anything as long [...]

A few years ago my wife and I went to several stores a day looking for a special wooden train station for my son for his wooden train tracks. It was the one of the few things on his list and it was the one thing he said he wanted more than anything else.
We [...]

A mouse looked through a crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package; what food might it contain? He was aghast to discover that it was a mousetrap! Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed the warning, “There is a mouse trap in the house, there is a mouse [...]

Well done is better than well said.
Most people that are followers of Christ do a great job o saying the right thing. A lot of us know how to play the part and know our lines.
When something bad happens, we say, “All we can do is pray.” When something goes right, we say [...]

Hi Church and greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,
Is it just me or does it seem like nearly everything we undertake in life today is complicated? It’s been like this for a while, hasn’t it? Remember the old VCR’s that were programmable, many still use them and do so successfully…for [...]

The other day I observed a woman at Lowes (grocery store) with what I would guess was a three year old girl in her grocery cart. As they passed the cookie section, the child asked for cookies and her mother told her “no.” The little girl immediately began to whine and fuss, and the [...]