Category Archives: General

A Night at the Ballpark

This week our hometown Huntsville Stars have been hosting their Southern League foe, the Carolina Mudcats. The Mudcats closer, Chris Mobley, was in my youth group when I was a youth minister in Kingsport, Tennessee. Chris was kind enough to … Continue reading

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Bookmania!

Shaver’s Books, a small bookstore here in Huntsville, recently announced it was going out of business. I guess smaller, family-operated bookstores like Shaver’s can’t really compete with the mega-chain Books-A-Jillion’s of the world. Score another loss for the little man, … Continue reading

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Pray for Rain?

Last week, Alabama Governor Bob Riley officially implored Alabamians to do something many of us were already doing. “I, Bob Riley, Governor of Alabama, do hereby encourage citizens of Alabama to pray daily for rain.” In the midst of one … Continue reading

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Huntsville Inner City Ministry

During worship yesterday morning, we heard from Art Leslie, the minister at the Inner City church here in Huntsville. I appreciate Art and his wife Cynthia and their ministry to our community. It’s hard to believe that less than 3 … Continue reading

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What I’m Lovin’

Another busy week this week meant little time for blogging. But I’m back with a weekend version of What I’m Lovin’. I’ll be posting my annual baseball predictions next week, so be looking for that. In the meantime, here are … Continue reading

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Just Checkin’ In

Sorry for the lack of posting lately. Our Internet provider doesn’t service the new neighborhood, so we are currently without Internet at the house. With all the things I have to do around the office, it’s pretty hard to justify … Continue reading

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Bring Them to Jesus

The portrait of Jesus in Mark 10 is one of my favorites. The disciples have been arguing about their place in the Kingdom. The Pharisees continue to seek out Jesus in order to test him. As the rich young ruler … Continue reading

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Home Sweet Home

I’ll be in and out a lot this week as we prepare for the big move. Wednesday, we’ll be closing on the old house at 9:00AM and we turn around and close on the new house at 10:30. Between now … Continue reading

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Jesus Likes Whoppers

Sunday morning, I met David and Robin. They’re a homeless couple that came to worship with us at Mayfair. They stopped by over the weekend and my friend Taylor helped them purchase some prescription drugs they needed. They decided to … Continue reading

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What I’m Watching

I’m usually skeptical about new TV shows. I rarely will invest myself in a show if it’s new, simply because I don’t want to get attached to a program only to have it yanked by the network execs. I’d rather … Continue reading

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