The long wait is finally over. The NFL season is here! Tonight marks the beginning to four months of hope, joy, frustration, and excitement. I love new beginnings. The New Orleans Saints proved last season that the previous season means nothing. H…

I have chosen to use Charles Sheldon’s In His Steps as a part of the eighth grade Bible curriculum where I teach. I have been familiar with the book for years, first encountering the book during the What Would Jesus Do? movement of the mid-nineties. …

I really did not mean to completely ignore the blogosphere for so long. There have been several things that I have wanted to say but I never took the time to say them. I was going to give some meaning to my last post (“Stirring Up The Muck”) but that w…

There is a beautiful retreat center in Mississippi that I used to take students to for our annual youth camps. The retreat center was built around a natural spring that pumped 40,000 gallons of crystal clear spring water every hour. If you were luck…

Isaac’s first baseball season was so much fun. There were a couple of times where I had to prevent myself from being “that dad.” You know what I am talking about. However, at the end of the season, Isaac was rewarded with his first (of many to come…