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  • Memorable Ministry Moment #3

    In honor of Pastor Appreciation Month, some memorable ministry moments: The third incident took place on one of the scariest days of my life.  It was February, 2011.  I was home with Laura Marie.  Her grandparents, Steve and Linda Doherty, were visiting.  Laura Marie was sick and had been to the doctor just that morning.  Continue reading

  • Memorable Ministry Moment #2

    In honor of Pastor Appreciation Month, some memorable ministry moments: The second one happened in the spring of 2009.  Carolyn and I were about six weeks away from the birth of our daughter.  As the pastor at CrossWay, I had gotten to know some of the 50 or so families whose children were enrolled at Continue reading

  • Memorable Ministry Moment #1

    In honor of Pastor Appreciation Month, some memorable ministry moments: The first one I’d like to share occurred on a Sunday afternoon in late November or early December of 1998.  I had recently been to a small group Bible study for the very first time.  The people there were extremely welcoming and friendly, and I Continue reading

  • Memorable Ministry Moments

    In honor of Pastor Appreciation Month, I’m going to spend the rest of October sharing about some memorable ministry moments.  Each day I’ll share one point in time when someone reached out in the love of Christ and powerfully impacted me. First one coming up in a bit…. Continue reading

  • Overcoming Negative Thinking

               Thinking negatively is way too easy.  It takes no effort at all.  However, it will also destroy you.  Some people are naturally positive, but it seems that most—myself included—have more of a negative bent.  Given this reality, it’s so important to be intentional about redirecting our thoughts.  Otherwise we’ll find ourselves mad at the Continue reading

  • What’s Up With All These Bible Translations?

                When I die, I want Aaron Neville’s rendition of “Amazing Grace” played at my funeral.  At least at the beginning, that is.  To close the service, I much prefer the same song, but the Dropkick Murphys version.  Same song, completely different feel.  Neville’s take on the timeless tune is haunting, soulful, serene, and highly Continue reading

  • Traditional Marriage

    Just because I don’t agree with you doesn’t mean you have to go on a hateful rant about how hateful I am.    Continue reading

  • Freeman, Freedom, and Wedgies

    Recently Carolyn and I took Laura Marie to see a hip hop dance group at The Freeman Stage in Bishopville.  She really got into it!  One of the neatest parts was when they did a song about Martin Luther King’s Jr.’s dream of an integrated nation where children of different races play together.  During that Continue reading

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  • Didn’t Read This in the Mitchell Report

    Are you kidding me?  This seems like something out of the Onion. Continue reading

  • Pounding the Boards

    This morning Chris and I did two miles (with a short walking break in the middle) for the second time this week.  It’s funny how when we’re jogging, we talk about how old we’re getting.  Coincidence?  I think not. Continue reading