In the county where I reside, a local election is heating up for this November. The candidates are running ads in the local newspaper....

Image by freepik As a former athlete, I have heard over and over again the mantra “always be ready!” The concept of the next man up....

Recently, the conversation of perfection came up with the students of my church. We were discussing the perception of the church as a...

This past Tuesday was my birthday. It was an interesting one because it was the first one since my mom passed away. We actually shared...

One of my favorite parts of being at my new church is seeing the kids in our preschool and Christian School. I have spent a lot of time...

The other night, I was having a conversation with my mother-in-law about her favorite professional baseball team. I admit I was making...

This past weekend, I was listening to the AFC Championship football game on the radio between the New England Patriots and the Kansas...

Last week, I completed reading my second book of this early year . In 2019, I have set a personal goal to read a certain a number of...

Let me begin by wishing everyone a Happy New Year! I hope 2019 is off to a great start and that you had a wonderful holiday season....

Here we are, just 4 days away from Christmas Day. Christmas music is playing everywhere. Decorations are hung in windows and on houses....

Last week at my church, we held our Christmas program. We decided to do something a bit different this year. We had a dinner...

As I am writing this, it is snowing outside! Normally, I am not a huge fan of snow, but for some reason it does not bother me this time....

Recently, a member of my church passed away, and our senior pastor was away. This left me to manage a few things until his return. I had...

Yesterday would have been my parents’ 34th (maybe 35th) anniversary. This past summer, my mother passed away. Three years ago, my father...

Yesterday, I served my second stint as an Officer of Election. I was one of those people greeting you at the door, checking you in,...

A couple of weeks ago, I was watching my undergrad, Randolph-Macon College (RMC), play football. I don’t watch a lot of sports on...

Yesterday, we celebrated Independence Day here in the United States of America. We watched fireworks, baseball games, parades, and TV...

A few weeks ago, Christians celebrated and remembered Jesus’ resurrection from the tomb. Easter, as we call it now, signals hope, joy,...

Recently, I have been thinking a lot about a fairly tough, sensitive topic. Death. A few weeks ago my wife’s grandfather passed away. He...

This past weekend I took a high school group from our church to attend a statewide high school retreat. I had been to the location twice...