My first year out of seminary I worked in a church as an associate pastor. I remember the first time we did a baptism. The senior pastor told me to get some water to use for baptizing the baby that morning. I was a little unsure where to go.
I recently heard about a man whose mother had passed away. He’s Jewish and he went to the traditional prayer service at which they say something called the Kaddish. The Kaddish is the prayer recited in memory of the dead. However, the man whose mother had passed said that
When I was in 8th grade my dad came home and told me we were moving. I was crushed. I don’t know how 8th grade was for you, but for me it was a magical time in my life. Things were pretty much moving along according to my 13
Sometimes when I’ve had a rough day at the office I’ll go home and start complaining to my wife about a situation that irritated me, a person who got under my skin or a class that didn’t go well and I’ll tell her what I’m going to do in
A few years ago I was standing in the Calhoun (Ga) High School gym lobby with a little time to kill before the start of a wrestling match. I was looking at the Calhoun Sports Hall of Fame behind a glass showcase when I came across the attached
When I was a kid, if I said something inappropriate in front of my parents my dad would fire off a stern look and say “watch your mouth mister”. The implication was that I had the ability to control what came out of my mouth. As I’ve gotten older
I spent the past 10 days in Israel. It’s a fascinating place. In addition to all the amazing biblical and historical sites, the land is teeming with people from all over the world. People come from the 4 corners of the earth yearning to see and experience God. That’s
Athletes use a phrase to describe a phenomenon when it seems as though they can do no wrong; when all their shots are falling; when all their passes hit the receivers in the numbers; when all their pitches are strikes. They call it being “in the zone”. Athletes describe
I’ve coached wrestling for many years. Advent reminds of the time I walked up to a wrestler lying on the bleachers before his match and said “It’s time for you to warm up, you have a match in a little bit.” The wrestler glanced up with a very sleepy
In the story of creation we’re told that God created everything, but then it tells us something very peculiar. The text says "God saw all that he had made and it was very good." Gen 1:31 What a strange thing to say. Doesn’t it seem a little odd to
