Dear Father, Creator, Sustainer, and Savior, You are greater to me than I deserve. You provide blessings immeasurable. My words fail to express my gratitude. Thank You for Grace. Thank You for the Grace that sent Christ to this world to die for my sin. Thank You too, for access to forgiveness that His blood provides. … Continue reading A Prayer for Today and Tomorrow

Alzheimer'sCancerHeart DiseaseDiabetesLeukemiaHypertensionDiabetesKidney FailureCOVID19 - Delta VariantAmyotrophic Lateral SclerosisAnd countless other debilitating and deadly diseases Economic uncertainty InflationFamily disharmonyAging parentsRaising young children Having adolescents at homeBeing an adolescentChildren leaving homePolitical divisionRacial tensionSocietal unrestWarsDrugs and alcoholViolenceMarital problemsFacing unemployment or forced reitrement The lists could go on but listing these is enough to bring my spirit down. You … Continue reading Dealing with the Pain

Today, August 12, 2021, Amy and I celebrate 32 years of marriage. Thirty-two years, how can we be married 32 years?!? With over three decades of marriage I have some expertise. I have some things to share about marriage and preparing for marriage. I thought I would share some advice. Advice that contributed to the … Continue reading A Post on Marriage after 32 Years

Recently while on vacation, I was worshipping with the Church in Foley, Alabama. The Bible class teacher that morning made a statement similar to this, "Biblical illiteracy plus religion equals superstition" (or BI+R=S for you math-formula type people). Biblical Illiteracy plus Religion equals Superstition When I heard this I immediately thought about two passages of … Continue reading Very Superstitious

You realize you locked your keys in the car, panic sets it, you are going to be late, how could you have done this . . . but then you notice a window is rolled down.You fought hard, but lost in the end. If only you had been stronger, if only you had prepared better … Continue reading Relieving Stress

I made a few trips home this summer. A few extra trips because of Dad's battle with heart failure, kidney disease, and Steven's-Johnson Syndrome. Earlier this month, I travelled down because his heart was failing, I stayed for a week to help arrange and participate in his memorial after his heart had had enough. As … Continue reading Going Home Again

The last full weekend in June my wife and I took a vacation. We took time away from her job leading teachers and teaching summer school and my role as a preacher. I had the opportunity o assemble in worship and learn from a preacher I had not heard speak before. Thank you Foley Church … Continue reading Keeping the Church Alive

We live in unstable times. We live in a time when Christianity as a whole represents a minority of the people in the world. Adherents.com estimates that only 30% of the worlds population is Christian. Some of those are in name only. We must take a stand and stand fast and strong often in opposition … Continue reading Take a Revolutionary Stand

I start today with an explanation as to why I have been neglecting Driving Thought the last couple of weeks. My dad is 83 years old and has had a major health issue arise that is making changes to my parent's weekly schedule. I needed to the with them a few days two weeks ago … Continue reading Proclamation

Maybe you can help me understand. I find difficulty with the recent announcement by Bill and Melinda Gates that they are separating after 27 years of marriage.  They made this statement, "We no longer believe we can grow together as a couple." Maybe I find this difficult because my paternal grandparents were married nearly 50 … Continue reading Why after Twenty-Seven Years