…come forward while we stand and sing.

I recently had a person tell me I give lousy invitations at the end of my sermons. The actual statement was, “You give the worst invitations I’ve ever heard!” (He wasn’t smiling when he said it. He also let me know that I don’t dress well. This was an insult to my wife, since she [...]

Difficult People

Most of the time when I pray, in my mind I envision the eyes of God. I don’t know why. That’s just what I do. I wondered this morning, how might my prayers and my life change if I envisioned God surrounded by people. What if when I prayed he was surrounded by people who [...]

Darkness

As I mentioned, I took Caleb and Emma with me to speak at a family retreat last weekend. During the afternoon on Saturday we joined some other families on a hike. We walked for about a mile, and then spent some time exploring a cave. Caleb loved it; Emma, not so much.
At one point during [...]

Christmas Party

My sister and her husband are going to a Christmas party where everything has to be tacky. It’s called the “Christmas Vacation” party. So I thought we could help them with ideas about what to wear and some generally tacky things to do while at the party. I love this kind of stuff.
I spoke with [...]

On The Road Again

At the youth rally a couple of weeks ago, dad and I did a session on prayer. One of the things he shared was the importance of being thankful in prayer – in all circumstances. This is something that he and mom emphasized a lot when we were growing up. But something about it struck [...]

Geaux Tigers

How about that LSU vs. Bama game? Aahhh sweet victory!
Be sure to go over to Donna’s blog to read a heartwarming story of conversion!