One of my favorite times is when I dry Emma's hair after Momma has washed it in the bath. I use to HATE this activity, as it would just cause Emma to scream her head off, making it a huge ordeal. However, she has come to enjoy this and now we have a lot of... Continue Reading →
Spiritual Disciplines
Our church just began a study on Spiritual Disciplines that will take place in our adult Bible Study classes over the span of 12 weeks. So, as I had the opportunity to preach 2 Sundays ago (on the first Sunday of this study), I decided to put forth a challenge as to why people should... Continue Reading →
Faith and Appalachian State Football
I found this on One News Now blog, in a post entitled "Cinderella a Christian?" Like Tony Dungy (of the Indianapolis Colts), God continues to place men of God in the athletic spotlight. I greatly appreciate men like Dungy and Coach Moore, who are embracing that call with humility, and using that platform to point... Continue Reading →
A Letter from Barack Obama
I was fishin' around on the net this morning and came across a link to this letter that was recently put out by Obama. Just thought some of you would like to read it. I think that it is very telling about what an Obama administration would look like. I believe that his would be,... Continue Reading →
The God who gives and takes away
Erin and I got in the car this morning with mixed emotions. At least that was the case for me. I was nervous, anxious and a little scared. As I turned the key to start the car, the radio turned on and I found myself listening to a familiar song...one of my favorites, actually. As... Continue Reading →
With each new show that is introduced on TV these days, it seems that the industry has become nothing more than a competition to outdo one another's shamelessness. This is especially true when it comes to reality shows, it seems. Well, once again, we have a winner! Just several weeks ago, the ABC network introduced... Continue Reading →
Emma’s BIG ANNOUNCEMENT & First Snow
First, Emma's BIG ANNOUNCEMENT...she would like everyone to know that she will be a BIG SISTER! Erin is probably only 5-6 weeks along, but we had that new confirmed just this week and we are all so excited! I guess the phrase that sums it up for us is, "Here we go again!" Please be... Continue Reading →
Your Worldview
One of my classes in Seminary this semester is an Apologitics class. This week, one of my assignments included answering the following worldview questions from my point of view, and then from the average American's point of view: How do we find happiness? How do we find wholeness? What goals are really worth pursuing? What... Continue Reading →
Happy Birthday Emma!
It's hard to believe, but Emma actually turned one-year-old on Friday (1/25)! This year has FLOWN by. It's hard to immagine, but I know that time will not slow down anytime soon, either. We have taken some time over the past couple of days to go back and look at pictures of this first year.... Continue Reading →
"What good is it to gain the whole world…"
Once again, a person that we would label a 'celebrity' has given us a perfect illustration of this verse, found in Matthew 16:26. "What will it profit a man," Jesus asks, "to gain the whole world and (at the same time) forfeit his soul?" Heath ledger has proven to be another epitome of the message... Continue Reading →
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