It's Like Herding Cats

Growing up a generation ago in Middle Georgia meant that I was presented with a worldview far different than that kids receive today.  I...

Here below find the words of John Baillie as written in his "A Diary of Private Prayer." The language may be archaic at tim...

          Fred Craddock often told the wonderful story about that remarkable evening during his childhood when his father called hi...

This good day, it is a gift from You The world is turning in its place Because You made it to I lift my voice to sing a song of ...

When you get a Family Tree DNA kit for Father's Day from your family, you could probably guess that history matters to us. Not just h...

We've been wandering through Romans on Wednesday night for 14 weeks now, and we hit a bump in the road two weeks ago. I knew goin...

We're sure going to miss her. I don't know how many people I have talked to since Jimmie's passing who didn't say t...

The school year is like the baseball season - it seemingly goes on forever. And also like baseball, the significance of any one day or ga...

As a young boy, I read every Superman comic I could plead for, later enjoyed the works of Mark Twain, and others who took me to places an...

What do you know about this picture without any doubt whatsoever? That turtle did not get on that fence post by himself. Someone else h...

We're walking through a series of messages that examine the purposes of the Church through the lens of grace. Today, we looked at evange...

Well, we at New Hope sure had to be this weekend, as an electrical problem caused us to lose the use of our sanctuary's air condition...

The Cost So this was the cost the price you had to pay for me to be with me to save me to redeem me You laid down...

During the first week of school in Okaloosa County, teachers are required to eat lunch with their students in the cafeteria. It's a g...

I love this picture! Maybe it's because I have witnessed this two times from the perspective of the man in the background,...

It's funny how an offhand comment or question can sometimes drive me into periods of really deep thought and reflection. That's r...

Politics is not my thing. I run from conversations when I can. I do everything I can to keep the folks I serve at New Hope from going...

Great day at New Hope! The frame I was trying to put around the story of Stephen was that of an unsung hero. But now that I think about ...

"Expedition V. Rhinoplasty", "Fractious S. Lineart", "Stargazing F. Propensity" all know my name.  I'll...

Laurie Knight passed away last week at 49. She was a longtime resident of Niceville and her family asked me to preach the funeral. I didn...