Memory Lane

There are somethings that happen in life that take you down memory lane. Today was one of those days that happened. Amanda Smith’s (who once was Amanda Wells) mother died. Amanda was a childhood friend that was as close as a sister. In fact during “the teenage years”, she was always encouraging me to ask […]

4th of July

Our family had a great 4th of July. From playing Settlers of Catan, to a game of Ninja Tag (outside), to having our families over (Nicole’s side and Mine) for a cook out and then we all went to watch the fire works in Lewisville. I would say it was a great day. I am […]

Connections

We need each other. We all need each other. We often do not act like we do. As a pastor I can say it is easy to focus inward on your church, your life, your message, your mission, your ___________(fill in the blank). The more inward focused we become as a church, as a pastor, […]

Everything

Everything points to God… Everything. The sun rise, the sun set, the clouds, the beauty of mountain and sea. All point to His greatness. Everything points to God… Everything. Hurt, pain, sickness, tragedy and even death point to man’s rebellion against God, a rebellion that went against God’s will, love, compassion, companionship. And points to […]

Underestimated.

I guess if you say you are going be “plugged back in and “back to posting” by tomorrow which was yesterday, you probably should post something… today. Yep… that would probably be a good idea. Here’s the issue… I tend to underestimate the amount of work that is available to do, after I have been […]

unplugged

Yes the last few days I unplugged for a bit. Tomorrow will be an official plug back in day. Here is why the unplugging occurred. Thursday Morning my wife informed me she was taking me to Washington DC. This was a complete surprise. She had a speaker for Sunday, someone to take the kids and […]