Free Indeed: Reflections on July 4th

Free Indeed: Reflections on July 4th

I spent the first 18 years of my life growing physically, mentally, and spiritually as an “Air Force brat” or “military dependent.” My family eventually included two parents, seven children, and almost always one dog and one cat. My dad was an...
Practice to Forget

Practice to Forget

On June 5-9, we took seventeen Middle School Students to camp at Crossings Camp in Southwest Kentucky. The week was full of activities, zip lines, water sports, worship, and Bible study. The theme Tim Harris, the camp pastor, selected for the week was “I Am...
Beyond Bible Knowledge – Encounter

Beyond Bible Knowledge – Encounter

Several years ago, I discovered an entire age group, adults 47-55, not attending Sunday School at the church I was serving. Most of them were very active in our church, served in leadership positions, attended Worship Services, but had not made Sunday School part of...
What’s In Your Mind?

What’s In Your Mind?

Media is a consuming presence in American Culture, if not all cultures, tribes, and nations.  I remember a TV antenna on the roof of a tent in the middle of the Sinai wilderness. The year was 1983.  I was not sure where the electricity even came from.  Media sounds...
I Am

I Am

“I am.” I am is a definitive statement that you make about yourself. I am an Atlanta Braves fan. (please do not hold that against me and keep reading!) I am a Tennessee Volunteer fan. I am can describe something about you that is true, that is relevant for...