Long before Nick Saban was the Head Coach of the Crimson Tide, I wore the “A” on my Crimson Red hat. We (Me and the Crimson Tide) weren’t always this good, but we have had our decades. Bear Bryant defines the history of college football. Even our “less memorable” coaches like Gene Stallings have himselfContinueContinue reading “What Nick Saban Taught Me About Leadership”
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Without God We Labor. With God We Build.
Psalm 127 is an odd little Psalm. It feels like it’s about two separate subjects. The first subject is found in verses one and two, where we learn that it’s possible to labor apart from the blessing of the Lord. We labor, the Lord builds. That makes for one subject. Then we feel this shiftContinueContinue reading “Without God We Labor. With God We Build.”
Our Manifesto for Healing
The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away, blessed be the name of the Lord—Job 1:21 In His wisdom and sovereignty, the Lord gave us Greyson. We rejoiced and blessed the name of the Lord as we celebrated his adoption. In His wisdom and sovereignty, the Lord took Greyson. We will rejoice and bless theContinueContinue reading “Our Manifesto for Healing”
UPDATE–My (Not So) Social Media Experiment: Goodbye Forever, Social Media.
Thirty days ago, I started an experiment with Social Media. I wanted to remove the social aspect from social media and use it only to publish information. So, over the last month, I’ve used it only for that purpose. I haven’t scrolled through Facebook or Twitter. I’ve just posted the information and logged off. MyContinueContinue reading “UPDATE–My (Not So) Social Media Experiment: Goodbye Forever, Social Media.”
Real Fake
In a sermon I recently preached I defined worship simply as the honor and adoration of God. When we honor and adore God we rightly exalt him above all else in our life. And to rightly exalt God above all else in our life is authentic worship. Worship is both external (what we say andContinueContinue reading “Real Fake”
A Unified Church
Over the last five months our church has faced historic and fast paced change. This change has come at lighting fast speed. Here’s a quick (lightning fast) recap. And a reminder of just how unified and beautiful FBC Moberly is. On March 20th, our church voted me in as Senior Pastor. That vote was nearlyContinueContinue reading “A Unified Church”
Spiritual Warfare: Winning the Battle Because Jesus Won the War
The warnings surrounding spiritual warfare are found on nearly every page of the Bible. Adam and Eve were the first to engage the battle when the crafty serpent, Satan waged war on their souls in the Garden of Eden. And from that moment Satan, the prince of darkness, has been intensifying his attack on God’s children,ContinueContinue reading “Spiritual Warfare: Winning the Battle Because Jesus Won the War”
Gold For Grey Ministries: Our Vision, Our Story and How You Can Help.
The story behind the phrase “New Home” and the heart of Gold for Grey Ministries.
My (not so) Social Media Experiment
Social media does offer some benefits, but it also comes at a price. When we see the price that social medial costs us, the question of morality is brought to the forefront. In this blog, I propose my own personal thirty day experiment with social media…read on to find out more.
Living With Someone Who Suffers With Chronic Illness
Chronic illness is, unfortunately a part of life. We all know someone who experiences chronic illness in some form, from migraines to MS, from cancer to clots, arthritis to a-fib, lupus to leukemia, chronic pain and illness is all around us. Maybe you are that someone whose life has been changed because of illness..ContinueContinue reading “Living With Someone Who Suffers With Chronic Illness”