Be Humble & Kind

Tim McGraw released a song by this title in late 2015 and the video in January 2016 that carries a simple but profound words. The song was written by Lori McKenna and carries a powerful chorus: Hold the door say please say thank you Don’t steal, don’t cheat, and don’t lie I know you got…

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Follwership/Leadership

Yesterday was a special day for me and my journey with the Lord.  I started serving as a young pastor in 1982 at a small church in Crab Orchard, Tennessee while a student at Johnson University. I served there a little over a year before accepting a position as youth minister in Maryville Tennessee. I…

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Love More!

  My wife and I have a little contest to see who can love the other more. It is not just about words, but actions for sure. It’s a fun competition where we both win! I have also always wanted my kids to know that I love them deeply. I am never afraid to say,…

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Loud & Quiet

  As I get older, I’ve realized that my hearing has dropped off a bit. There are certain frequencies that I haven’t been able to hear since I was 21 years old. I took the Mosquito Ring Tone test and failed pretty bad. My Dad had hearing damage when he was a young man and…

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New Chapter Charge

It’s currently graduation week at my house. I have a 2016 Graduate and he’s excited and probably a bit nervous about what lies ahead. I remember sometime back when he was in elementary school someone saying that he was in the class of 2016 – it seemed like forever away at the time – Now…

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The Lord God

  There are times when I try to describe my relationship with God. He speaks into my heart and gives me words, but still the words I have do not do Him justice. He is beyond describing. He is above and beyond anything I could possibly say to describe Him. I came across a verse…

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