May 7, 2015 | Blog
Do we ever accomplish anything in ministry alone? I don’t think so. I thought about that recently when someone asked me to name some of the things I’ve accomplished throughout my ministry. While I can name some things, nothing on my list would qualify as a solo act....
May 3, 2015 | Sermons
Matthew 12:1-14 A Lion prowled about a field in which four oxen used to dwell. Many times he tried to attack them; but whenever he came near they turned their tails to one another, so that whichever way he approached them he was met by the horns of one of them. One...
Apr 30, 2015 | Blog
A few weeks ago Tina and I stopped in Oak Ridge, Tennessee to watch our first-ever regatta. As the sculls raced down the river toward the finish line, we listened as the coxswains called out words of instructions to the crews. The coxswain, or cox, as he or she is...
Apr 27, 2015 | Sermons
Jonah 4:1-11 I have never owned sheep. I have been around cows a lot and I am told they are a lot smarter than sheep. Sheep are really quite dumb, and they are prone to getting separated from the herd and getting lost. A sheep will keep its head down, nibbling and...
Apr 20, 2015 | Sermons
Lamentations 3:1-33 In 2003, Eddie Carthan, a senior linebacker for the Navy football team, was in the locker room before the kickoff waiting to go out on the field for the coin toss. As a senior co-captain, his pregame ritual was to stay calm, reserve his energy, and...
