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I like better things. My iphone is better than my old flip phone. My TV is better than the one Sherry and I had when we were first married. My current diet is better than a few years back. My new pillow is better. The new toothbrush Sherry just bought me is better than my old one. I like better…. Not butter. Most prefer better over butter. Butter is bad for you, better is not. Unless better consumes you. I…

Most Sundays I have great anticipation for our gatherings. Then there are Sundays like the one coming. I have an even greater sense of anticipation. We’ve all been through an incredible week. Weirdly, so much centered around Orlando. Singer Christina Grimmie was killed. An alligator took the life of a toddler at Disney World, and 50 died in our nations bloodiest shooting. The horrors coming out of Florida, along with our own “stuff,” makes for a very taxing week. It…

We drove last night to North Georgia Christian Camp. It’s fast becoming one of my family’s favorite places on planet earth. The closing session of worship and teaching last night featured Kurt Petersheim. Kurt is the Student Ministries Pastor from Eastridge Community Church in Covington, GA. He did a great job laying out a straightforward, passionate Gospel challenge to some 60+ highschoolers and 35 adults. It was a moving gathering. By the end, Kurt challenged the engaged teens to stop…

I absolutely love this photo from a recent wedding I performed. I love Taylor Walker’s face as he sees his bride for the very first time. His visceral reaction is classic. I also noticed that at the exact time Taylor’s face was blowing up, I took a subversive, lustful look over at my smokin’ hot wife of twenty-nine years. I want to never lose what Taylor has, and I want Taylor to gain what I hold onto dearly. Two very…

I’m trying out the Blood Type diet. I’ve been hitting it fairly hard-core for the past 27 days. I like the healthy benefits, but not necessarily the glares and stares I get from people eating with me. Yesterday for breakfast, I had green tea and a bowl of spinach and cucumbers. No dressing. Mmmm. My incredibly insensitive and non-loving friend across the table had eggs, bacon, toast, and coffee. The nerve of that guy! I think I was breaking several…

How do you finish this phrase: Home is where ___________________. You hang your hat? You wake up? The heart is? You are? I’m with you? After a busy week and Thursday night, we got in late. It was good to be home. Michael’s 8th grade graduation was today. The rains have begun, and we’re finally back home. It’s especially good to be home when it’s raining outside. Lauren’s home from college. Yea! Morgan’s on the couch taking a nap. Michael…

Shadows are a curious thing. Little kids can’t seem to comprehend nor run from them. My teenagers lurk in shadows and cause late night screams from terrified siblings. Shadows can be dark and black. Sometimes they are filled with lighter shades of gray. Shadows cause respite from the heat of the Sun. They can also instill fear for what’s looming in impending darkness. Politics have shadows. Parenting requires an almost daily navigation of shadows. There are shadows within marriage, finances,…

How many pastors does it take to replace a light bulb? Some say it depends on the flavor of pastor. It would take ten Pentecostal pastors — one to change the light bulb, and nine to pray against the spirit of darkness. A Baptist pastor could not change the bulb himself without a congregational vote. Only one TV preacher would be required, but there would be a huge need for one hundred people to sow a seed offering of $1,000…