For God’s Sake: Trust in Jesus
April 26, 2022
A billboard along I-75 declared, “JESUS SAVES!”
A t-shirt depicting Jesus sitting behind a computer also declared, “JESUS SAVES!” What does “Jesus saves” mean?
For God’s Sake: The life I have now in Christ Jesus is new
April 13, 2022
April 2nd was my “spiritual birthday.”
It was on April 2, 1984, that I was “born again” by God’s grace through faith in Jesus Christ. That term “born again” has gained some unfortunate baggage i…
For God’s Sake: Tapping into the very Source of life with no regrets
March 21, 2022
These days, in addition to being a pastor, I am a chauffeur.
Each work-day morning, I drive my wife to her job in Gulf Breeze – a distance of 18 miles – and each afternoon, I go pick her up.
For God’s Sake: God does give us opportunity to secure a sure and glorious eternal future
March 16, 2022
My father-in-law celebrated another birthday earlier this month and is now 105 years-old!
Family and friends gathered at his home – yes, he still lives in his own house – to celebrate with him a…
For God’s Sake: God offers new life in Christ
March 9, 2022
Do you remember your first car? Mine was a 1965 Dodge Polaris that had done duty as our family vehicle for years.
After my dad purchased a “new” used car, he said I could have the Dodge if I pai…
For God’s Sake: We need to learn what causes the gospel to “ignite”
March 2, 2022
The intermittent cold snaps we’ve been experiencing on the Florida panhandle signal that it is once again that time of year when I prove my ineptitude at lighting a fire in a fireplace.
For God’s Sake: we must set Christ-likeness on our horizon and steer course for it
February 22, 2022
One of the lingering symptoms of my recent bout with COVID is a beard.
For the week-and-a-half that I was stricken, I set up residence on our living room sofa and topping my “not-to-do list” was…
For God’s Sake: God be the glory for this glorious display of his all-sufficient grace
February 18, 2022
My first achievement for the new year was to get COVID. It first made its presence known with a scratchy throat on Tuesday of that first week.
The next morning, it unpacked its bags for a length…
For God’s Sake: Thankful for God’s all-sufficient grace
February 2, 2022
My first achievement for the new year was to get COVID. It first made its presence known with a scratchy throat on Tuesday of that first week.
The next morning, it unpacked its bags for a length…
For God’s Sake: The One we are following knows the way
January 26, 2022
My wife and I recently spent a morning running errands. We emerged from our neighborhood into a thick blanket of marine fog. Visibility on Navarre Parkway was less than a quarter of a mile.
The…







