Jan 29, 2017 | Blog
On a recent early morning walk in the woods, I was captivated by the sounds around me. The frost-covered rye grass crunched beneath my feet. The wind swished through the loblolly pines. The crows “cawed” to each other in a language only they understand. We would...
Jan 22, 2017 | Sermons
Genesis 6:9-22 January 22 Once you get past the coloring book and the puzzle phase of life, the story of Noah and the Ark stops becoming a sweet children’s story and begins to carry a lot of theological freight. If you didn’t grow up hearing this story, it may be met...
Jan 18, 2017 | Blog
Last October Tina and I vacationed in Maine. For three days, we stayed on a working Amish farm. I learned that the Amish dress alike because it provides less opportunity for vanity. If everyone is wearing the same thing, no one worries about how much to spend for...
Jan 15, 2017 | Sermons
Noah’s Ark: A Lesson From the Snail and the Cheetah Genesis 7:1-9 Is there anybody that doesn’t like to win? I married a person that loves to win. You wouldn’t know that about my wife unless you played a game with her. It could be cards, dominoes, hop scotch, or...
Jan 1, 2017 | Sermons
January 1, 2017 I grew up working summers in a lumber mill in my hometown in South Alabama. Tina’s father put her and her sister to work doing all kinds of jobs. One summer they helped him tear down old army barracks at Fort Rucker, Alabama. She is a great nail...
