On May 19, 2001, I stood on the platform of FBC Owensboro, Kentucky, with a handful of other men and watched as every head in the audience pivoted on cue as soon as they heard a series of distinct notes play over the organ. The doors in the back of the sanctuary opened, and Tara, my bride, entered the...

This week, we look at Jesus feeding a large crowd of people, often known as the feeding of the 5,000. While that is a common way to describe this story, we preferred to make it more vague because it was actually many more than 5,000 fed that day—that was just the number of men. When you add in the...

COVID-19. Unemployment. Murder hornets. Injustices. Civil unrest. The year 2020 has provided many reasons and opportunities for us to be afraid, hasn’t it? I know that over the last four months, waves of fear have felt like they were crashing over me at times. I would imagine our kids have felt that too. Which is why this week’s session...

I’m not a farmer. Not even close. One time I was speaking to a group of students in rural Florida farming community and mentioned that I saw watermelons being dug up for harvest. The students being students didn’t hold back their snickers and outright laughter. When I later asked someone what had happened in that moment, he patiently explained...

We treasure what we love and we love our treasures. When our treasures are proper, this is great. It is right and fitting that we treasure Christ and that we love Him. It is right and fitting that we treasure God’s Word and that we love reading it. It is right and fitting that we treasure the church and...

Have you ever talked to a celebrity? It can be intimidating, can’t it? When I was in college, I attended a movie premier where Baltimore Orioles icon Cal Ripken, Jr. was in attendance. Before the premier began, I saw him standing alone so I mustered the nerve to go up to him to say hello. We ended up chatting...