One of my favorite movies is Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory . I even call one of the kids at church “Charlie Buckets.” One of Willy Wonka’s classic lines is, “Strike that. Reverse it.” He says it while talking about how much time they have in the factory. He tells the Golden Ticket winners, “So much time and so little to do. Wait a minute. Strike that. Reverse it.” Honestly, that line feels a little too real. When There’s Too Much to Do and Not Enough Time Because most d

As we head into the Advent Season , I wanted to share another “I Was Just Thinking…” Throwback - one of my dad's original posts that I'm resharing because it still resonates. He taught me to notice God in everyday moments, and I'm honored to carry on his tradition This piece comes from October 22, 2013 . While it originally appeared without a title, I have given it the title "Warning: Don't Miss the Moments Jesus Is Sending You Into the World". The message is clear: a simple

Photo by Antony Freitas on Unsplash Have you ever gotten lost before? I suspect all of us have at some point—whether in a store, in the woods , or out on the road. These days, most drivers set out with confidence, especially with GPS at our fingertips. But even GPS can lead us astray. That happened to me recently. Last week was our Spring meeting for our local Baptist Association , held at a church I’d never visited before. I had been to the neighborhood, but never the chu

Recently, I was officiating a high school basketball game that wasn't very competitive, but on the final play of the first half, a player for the home team drove hard to the basket and went up for a shot. With only a few seconds left on the clock, my partners and I were watching closely to ensure the shot got off before the buzzer and to confirm whether it went in. The shot was clearly released before the buzzer, and we were ready to count the basket. But just before the bal

This past Saturday, my wife and I attended the Piedmont Valley Football Officials Association End-of-Year Banquet and Meeting at...

It is finally that time of year! No, not Thanksgiving . Not Christmas . It is basketball season! Basketball is by far my favorite sport....

Recently, one of our high school students mentioned that he wanted to talk to me about being baptized again. He had been baptized at an earlier age, but he really put his faith and trust in Jesus this summer during our mission trip. Now before everyone gets into whether he should “be baptized again” or not, I would like to investigate why baptism is significant in the first place. Baptism has become tricky in modern application. There are questions of infant baptism vs. belie

While listening to the radio recently, I heard an audio clip from a former president that has become pretty famous over the years. It...

One of the radio stations I listen to frequently has a regular segment titled, “This Day In History,” which recognizes events, moments,...

Have you ever spotted something on a top shelf in a store that you wanted, or needed, but could not reach? If you're anything like me,...

Ever since my wife and I moved into our new house a few months back, there has been one project looming over my head: putting the shed up...

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...

Middle School basketball is over…Last Thursday, we had our last game, and won – we beat this team for the third time this season. It was...