Vision

Vision

Yesterday I had to take a little 2 hour drive, and I must say that I was focused and deep in thought about a particular lesson coming up. And then…it happened. Distractions Apparently it was bug migration season and I was in their direct path. And then…a...
The Path

The Path

“In Nashville, every family boasts Of five rooms and a bath; But in my youth I never had But three rooms and a path.” Those words are the beginning line of a poem entitled “Three Rooms And A Path” written by Richard M. “Pek” Gunn and found is his book “Tumblin’ Creek...
Church Coaching

Church Coaching

Proverbs 17: 17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity (NIV) What is the difference between coaching and ministry? Back in 1999, I went through the NSCAA coaching certification. So, since then, I’m able to coach soccer, a sport I’m...
Be Brave

Be Brave

24 Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the LORD. (Ps. 31:24 NIVO) I just had the honor of speaking to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes at Homewood High School. I walked into their meeting room at 7:20 a.m. and found a packed room full of high school...
John 3:16

John 3:16

Break it down. Read it carefully. Think. “For God” – creator, all-powerful, eternal, the one to whom we will all answer. “So loved” – loved, loved this much, loved us so much he would give this much. “The world” – all of humanity, everyone I have a...
They Are New Every Morning

They Are New Every Morning

19 I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. 20 I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me. 21 Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: 22 Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his...