It's Like Herding Cats

It was 4 years ago today when, on a day gray, dark, and pouring rain, my son and I knelt beside one of the best friends we will ever have...

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...

I've seen the trailer a dozen times now. Sandra Bullock flies by the shuttle and screaming off into space. I always wonder about mo...

We met tonight in home group to talk about the holiness of God. It was... daunting. We heard a lot from the writings of A.W Tozer. ...

Before I could finish praying, God had answered. I had come to the church to check our food pantry to see what we could cook for our fo...

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...

"Anyone can be great because anyone can serve." Dr. Martin Luther King There has never been a group of people that I ha...

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...

Our friends gave their faithful companion of 13.5 years, Oliver the miniature schnauzer, his release from this life to the next today. It...

We've been walking through the parable in Luke 15 called "The Prodigal Son" through the lens of Tim Keller, who has renamed...

The message of Christ is not Christianity. The message of Christ is Christ. --Gary Amirault I soon will celebrate some milestone annive...

Brennan Manning passed away yesterday. I already miss him. For many, the homecoming to heaven is going to be a shock. Most of us ar...

Is the one you never pray. What I tried to do yesterday was give the congregation some examples of when Jesus responded to people reachi...

It's gotten to be a joke between my bride and me - my use of the phrase "I'm just saying..." as I try to make a cas...

There are a lot of stories about Easter. So many ways to look at what happened that day. The one story that jumped out at me this year was...

We miss it almost every year. We forget that the people we read about in the accounts of the events that make up Easter weekend even had...

And they came to an olive grove called Gethsemane, and Jesus said, "Sit here while I go and pray." 33 He took Peter, James, an...

Our son Sean and his love, Chelsea, were married today at New Hope. The following is what I wrote as a prelude to their vows. ...

1 Watch what God does, and then you do it, like children who learn proper behavior from their parents. 2 Mostly what God does is love y...