During a much-needed sabbatical several years back, I had an opportunity afforded few, if any, pastors in the community in which they serve – I visited a different local church each week hoping to ga…
One of the benefits for a pastor in starting a new church is implementing ministry essentials that pastors often only get to dream about.
You are largely starting with a blank slate with none of…
My wife and I just watched Places in the Heart, a movie we had both seen when it was first released in 1984.
I would not describe our viewing experience as “enjoyable” for the movie deals with d…
It is HOT outside! As I am writing this it is 94 degrees Fahrenheit, or “foreign-heat,” as a beloved Canadian comedian once coined.
Canada is on the metric system, so my family would be complain…
Recently, I found myself in an uncomfortable situation; I was in the men’s section of a local department store buying pants.
In my mind, I am still that young man whose leg length is greater tha…
“It’s a win-win arrangement,” Jack’s mother said enthusiastically to a friend.
A party to their conversation, I nodded my head in agreement and added, “It sure is!”
The giant flag on the Camping World site on Hwy. 98 is magnificent.
I see it several times each day on my way to Gulf Breeze, twice in the morning and twice later in the afternoon, and I have be…
I love button-down shirts, I always have.
Fashion trends are ever changing, one minute, shirts have wide lapels with enough wing area to provide some lift, the next they are sporting the band co…
My wife is still unable to drive, so our daily commute adventure to her work in Gulf Breeze continues. I drive, she takes in the sights; not a bad arrangement – for her!
My wife does not miss an…
One night early in January of 1993, my father called with the news that my mother had pancreatic cancer.
As a pastor, I am called on to counsel others with words of hope and encouragement in Chri…
