Yard work feels better to me than it ever has before. It’s not because I’m in better shape, I’m not. It’s not because I don’t have anything else to do; I’m never short on work.
It’s simply because I can see a finished product after I’m done. Read more…
Okay, so I expected Smokey Mountain National Park to be good, but I kept my expectations low because I didn’t want to drive all the way here and be disappointed. Why would I think that way? Why would I be disappointed, you might ask? Read more…
The older I get, the less and less things I get excited about in this world. Spiritually speaking, I think that’s a good thing, but I must admit that I miss the excitement that I used to feel.
For instance, on the night that I’m writing this article, I have just finished spending the day with the family at Dollywood, which is a theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. It’s basically a little bit smaller replica of Silver Dollar City with a few quirks that make it different, but not much. Read more…
The LeFlore’s set out Sunday afternoon, April 23rd, and headed east. We made our first stop in Hot Springs, Arkansas and stayed at one of only two hotels that we’ve been able to locate that will allow seven people in the same room. Read more…
Some will see a title like this and immediately feel defensive or offended. I promise, I have no intention of making you feel either way.
It is simply a question. It is a question that I ask myself regularly. Of course, without context, the question can be interpreted in different ways, so let me say what my intentions are. Read more…
Sometimes it’s hard to answer the same question time and time again.
Whenever I talk about foreign missions, one such question comes up, in one way or another, every time. The question is, “Why are we helping people in another country when there are plenty to people to help here?” Read more…
Just a Few Reasons
When Jesus told his disciples and, by extension, us, to go into all the world in Matthew 28:19, He didn’t give us a long list of personal benefits of our going, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t benefits! Read more…
Jesus said in John 10:10, 10…I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.
Jesus had many purposes under the umbrella of his ministry and one of those purposes was not only to make it possible for us to live again after we die, but also, to truly live while we are in the here and now, or as He put it, to have life abundantly. Read more…
Unless something happens to prevent it, the week of June 10-17, Rex, Tyler and I will be partnering with The Park Church of Christ of Tulsa, and going back to the Reserva Biologica Tawahka, the giant rainforest and biological reserve of southeastern Honduras. Read more…
And even though we can’t avoid death, because as of right now, there are 166,324 deaths that occur every day. That’s 6,930 per hour, 116 per minute, and 1.93 per second, in case you were wondering. Read more…
