In my life, butter tarts and the Bible have something in common. What is a butter tart? A butter tart is a buttery, sugary, distinctly Canadian dessert, like a pecan pie, only better. What doe…

Some three decades ago, when I entered full-time Christian ministry, it occurred to me that I was entering a field that, at its foundation, is unchanging. It was comforting to know that the Go…

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 …

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 …

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…

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 compla…

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 t…

“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 …

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 …