I’m always teasing Ben Reed, our newest staff member who graduates from Southern Seminary this December, of speaking over my head. He’s smart (and smart-alec) anyway, but his recent schooling often comes out as “greek” to me. Sometimes he talks in the form of a research paper. Today I proved [...] Continue Reading…
In my teaching I taught and Cheryl and I have attempted to implement grace parenting in our home. Grace parenting is basically parenting children the way God parents us. If God leads us by grace, shouldn’t we lead our children by grace? This does not mean that we let them do whatever they want to do. It doesn’t mean there are no rules in my house. It doesn’t mean we release them to sin, or even that we expect them to sin. The apostle Paul dealt with these same concerns regarding grace living. (Romans 6:1-2) [...] Continue Reading…
He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the LORD. Proverbs 18:22
Cheryl loves Ella and Ella loves Cheryl. I hear that kind of thing a lot.
I married someone like my mother. Isn’t that the way they say it happens? When [...] Continue Reading…
Figuring out who to trust these days is tough. Years ago, while I was going through a difficult trial, I wrote these words really as a reminder to me of where to place my trust. Seems like I need to read them again.
Do any of the worthless idols [...] Continue Reading…
After a break to do another study centered on our church’s desire to serve others, my community group went back to reading “Purpose Driven Life” by Rick Warren this week. In Session Three we offered some challenging questions to supplement the reading. I think these questions are worth all [...] Continue Reading…
Some of the best success in my life has often come after times of the greatest failures of my life. I have lived long enough to experience success and failure repeatedly. When I have occasion to minister to those experiencing times of failure, I’m able to assure them with [...] Continue Reading…
Jeremy, our oldest, has his fraternity initiation this week, so since he lives in the fraternity house, he has to stay at home this week. (There are benefits to going to college in your hometown.) When Jeremy is home we share a bathroom again. I went in this morning [...] Continue Reading…
Kudos go out today to fellow church planter Freddy T. Wyatt. May he and Susan’s example of faith be an encouragement to us all. The bags and truck are packed and they are on their way to the Big Apple.
Freddy T. and Susan Wyatt recently left a great [...] Continue Reading…
I’ve been asking lately to see some good news. Well I saw some today. It was the headline in our local paper. The headline in the Clarksville Leaf Chronicle reads: 101st begins mass return from Iraq 80 soldiers home from a 14-month deployment. We love our soldiers and their [...] Continue Reading…
