Christmas is my favorite time of year. One of the things I love about Christmas is family Christmas traditions. Over the years our family has developed several. We have a list of movies we watch every year, chocolate covered candies that we make, eggnog that we drink (the Baptist non-alcoholic kind of course), and we…

“But when the fullness of time came, God sent forth His Son” ~Galatians 4:4a The fullness of time – that phrase always grabs my attention.  God’s perfect redemption plan was ready to unfold and at the precise moment He intended it to happen.  After centuries had come and gone and the fullness of time had…

I have been reading several devotionals lately about Thanksgiving and came across some great words of wisdom from the late Billy Graham.  His writings are much more profound than I can ever begin to write, so I decided to share his insight. While many of us might not get to see some of our loved…

I recently finished studying the book of Daniel during my personal quiet time and was struck by several different things, the biggest of these being that Daniel was a giant in his prayer life.  We are all familiar with the story of Daniel being thrown into the den of lions because he refused to stop…

Psalm 32:11 “Rejoice in the Lord and be glad, you righteous; sing, all you who are upright in heart!” Throughout the years of teaching and ministry, I often sing over and over in my head the following verse . . . “Rejoice in the Lord always and again I say rejoice! Rejoice in the Lord…

The first position I had on a church staff was as Assistant Director of Recreation and Activities at Westwood Baptist Church in Birmingham, AL. I served alongside Reggie Nichols, the Director, in leading the various recreation ministries of the church. It was a wonderful experience that God used in many ways to prepare me for…

Vision 2020 came to mind recently during my bible study time but instead of just being what God intended for our church this year it flowed into something else. I started thinking about what 20/20 vision means….to have perfect vision.  Over the past seven months God has been trying to help each of us to have…

During this time of the coronavirus ‘pandemic’, political unrest and rioting in some areas of our country, there are different ideas on how to respond. Many are overwhelmed and confused.   We can put our differences aside and show grace and ask God what He wants us to do.  We have hope in Jesus’s words: “Peace I leave with…

As Summer and I are fairly new to this whole parenthood thing and will be in over our heads with 2 minions running around now, I am in the middle of reading the book Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family by Paul David Tripp, and I am drawn to a statement he…