This was an email forward that I got from Jenni. We have been blessed with the opportunity to raise two boys, so I found this quite humorous. RAISING BOYSThe following came from an anonymous Mother in Austin, Texas… Things I’ve learned from my Boys (honest …
Read MoreThe dissertation proposal hearing
A hearing sounds so ominous…but that is what it was. Yesterday was my proposal hearing at Asbury Seminary regarding my doctor of ministry dissertation. I have been writing and researching for 14 months on the subject of spirituality and leadership. The “proposal” was comprised of …
Read MoreAn email from Anne Rice
I emailed Anne Rice, the author of Christ the Lord, to tell her that I enjoyed her work. I wanted to encourage her because I did not think that she was doing violence to her career. I believe that God is going to bless her …
Read MoreChrist the Lord: Out of Egypt (2005): A Review
While traveling to India and back, I had a chance to read Anne Rice’s Christ the Lord. I had first seen the book in our local Wal-Mart around Christmas time and I thought to myself, “Isn’t this the vampire woman?” I had remember of friend …
Read MoreHome from India
Rocky Russell and I returned from India yesterday and I decided to beat the jetlag by staying up until 9:30 pm last night. I got up this morning feeling great. This was my second trip to India and it was another wonderful trip. My love …
Read MoreHello from India
Rocky and I made it to India Monday night (India time – Monday morning US time.) After an overnight stay in Delhi, we headed to Siliguri for the pastor’s conference. I spoke during the first session last night and it went well. Rocky and I …
Read MoreDissertation Chapters 1-3
In the midst of preparing for my India trip, coaching Wesley’s tee ball team, and keeping up with my work at the church, I have been finishing the first three chapters of my dissertation…and I am finally finished!!! The long and rather academic title is …
Read MorePreparing for India
I just finished hammering out the notes to the messages I will preach while in India. I always type out more notes than I need, but I like to have all my thinking laid out before me when I preach. I will do five messages/lectures …
Read MoreMy Sermons
Scroll through the sermons to listen to the messages that I have preached at our home church, Cornerstone Church in Americus, Georgia. Note: The most current sermon will begin to play automatically and you should be able to listen at dial-up and broadband speeds.
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