Your Bag of Wedges: A Commencement Address
I was invited by President Beck Taylor to give the afternoon Commencement Address for Samford University’s winter graduation on Saturday,
Category: hope
Turning the Page to a New Day
Some people can look at the big picture and take it in. Others of us have to plant down on
Stay Connected
Every Mother’s Day for the last dozen years of my ministry as a pastor, we’d combine Mother’s Day with Graduate
From Here to Okay
This song speaks for itself. It came to me during the summer. The hook was a quote from a news
Memorial Day
On Monday, Memorial Day 2007, Vickie and I went to American Village to attend the Gold Star Memorial Service in
New Ways for a New Time
This is a time of many “firsts.” I suspect this is true of everyone. Our church staff, like all congregations
Remembering Iva Jewel Tucker
Those of us who are pastors consider ourselves called into ministry, but sometimes you realize what a wonderful privilege it
Grandfather Hopes
This is a pretty serious moment in our country and the world, for so many reasons. Most of us are
Hope: Quotes Worth Having
“Ministers and congregation both, they came to church year after year, and who is to say how if at all their
Between Cross and Easter
Of late, not only in my ministry work, but through the connections of social media, I have been highly conscious
The Flatpickin' Pilgrim's Progress 