I tried. I failed. I tried again. I failed again. I tried a third time, and this time - I failed. Maybe I should have quite while I was ahead. Yet my stubbornness prevailed and I did learn to jump rope. I did learn to ride a bike, I learned to say the alphabet backwards, … Continue reading Starting Over

Dear Friend, I just wanted to write to tell you how much I love you and care for you. Yesterday, I saw you walking and laughing with your friends. I hoped that soon you would want me to walk along with you too. So, I painted you a sunset to close your day and whispered … Continue reading The Letter

Please allow me to start with a bit of self-disclosure. I can talk - a lot, no - quite a lot. Here is a for instance: Amy and I went on our first date in October of 1987 to get a chocolate chip milkshake at Rax on Atlanta Hwy in Montgomery. She listened to me talk the entire … Continue reading You are Talking, but are You having a Conversation?

Dale and Jeff Jenkins recently published an online magazine ON Preaching and Ministry - My Hero in Preaching.  There was an error in the magazine attributing an article about Gus Nichols to me instead of Scott Harp.  I thanked Jeff and Dale for the mistake, the other Scott wrote a great article! After reading, I … Continue reading Biography of a Mentor / Hero

This weekend at Central we are hosting a Family Forward Workshop.  As a congregation we are looking forward to a great two days with Rick and Mark Butts, Andrew Itson, and Kristin Van Der Pol. With that it mind, here is a short blog thought about your family's greatest three needs: Love. Commitment. Togetherness. How are you … Continue reading Family Matters

The United States of America is changing. This is not breaking news. This change began years ago with the start of the grand experiment. Every few years we as a nation evaluate our leadership and make changes. In my half-century I can say that I have both liked and disliked these changes. There are policies, … Continue reading American Change