Teacher, Minister & Garbage Truck Driver
Growing up, I loved to play school with my brothers. When I was in charge, I wanted to make the school in such a way that both my brothers
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- May 24
- 8 min
Get Your Own Oil
A few days ago, in the early morning hours, I (along with every other Floridian with a cell phone) was abruptly woken up by an...
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- May 23
- 3 min
Clean
It was clean! I KNOW it was clean, because I was the one who loaded and then unloaded the dishwasher myself. So how in the world was...
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- May 17
- 3 min
Dream. Pray. Education.
Mrs. Patricia Richardson was my 4th-grade teacher at Tropic Isles Elementary School in N. Ft. Myers. She was one of those unforgettable...
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- May 9
- 4 min
Disciple and Pray
Tomorrow, my day will start reallllllllllly early in the morning. Somewhere around 5:30 AM, I will pull out of my driveway for a road...
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- May 3
- 3 min
I Landed
"I landed!" That was the text update I received today from my son, who jetted off to Atlanta today and then onto sweet home Alabama...
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- Apr 29
- 3 min
Easter Gave Us a Relationship
God did not send Jesus to earth to start a new religion. God was looking and longing for relationships. You matter to God. He knows your...
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- Apr 22
- 3 min
Easter Gave Us Prayer
Before the victory that Jesus won by His resurrection, only the Priest could go into the Jewish Holy of Holies and pray. These Priest...
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- Apr 19
- 3 min
The Good News of Easter
What would we believe if the Bible stopped after the four Gospels? Obviously, God wanted us to have the inspired commentary of the apostles,
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- Apr 18
- 4 min
Through the Storm
The rain felt really good to me this morning! I had been running a couple of miles when it started to fall, so I enjoyed every bit of it...
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- Apr 15
- 3 min
The Palm Sunday Jubilee
The simple definition of the word jubilee is: A time of rejoicing.
The reasons behind the jubilee are as numerous as the sand on a beach...
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- Apr 10
- 4 min
After Easter
Years ago, I was pastoring a church in another state and we came to Florida for a vacation after Easter. In fact, we left right after...
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- Apr 8
- 6 min
The Hero’s Journey – Resolution (Part 3/3)
The resolution, as it pertains to filmmaking, is just as it sounds: The wrapping up of the conflict as we see our hero ride off into...
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- Mar 27
- 8 min
The Hero’s Journey - The Climax (Part 2/3)
As we follow our protagonist through their trial, they will ultimately reach their ‘point of no return’. It's when our characters find...
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- Mar 23
- 3 min
Ride Or Die
Yesterday, I got to pick up my 12-year old daughter from school. I get to do this a lot, but yesterday was different because I got to...
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- Mar 2
- 5 min
The Hero’s Journey - Inciting Incident (A Three Part Series)
When I was in a creative writing class—and really all throughout film school—we were taught the ‘roadmap’ for a good story. The plot...
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- Feb 22
- 3 min
Check Please!
Sunday after church, Lana and I drove to Orlando for a very important meeting...our son is getting married and we were meeting his future...
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- Feb 20
- 3 min
Oh, So Wise.
I became a Christian at the wise age of twelve. That's right, twelve. I remember telling myself to "never discount the wisdom" I had at...
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- Feb 14
- 3 min
Bogus Penalties!
Those of you that know me know that I am a BIG football fan. I have loads of Alabama shirts, hats, socks, etc - at last count, I had...
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- Feb 9
- 4 min
Commit and Pray
One of the best parts about my role as Connections Pastor is leading Celebrate Recovery. When we set out to launch this 5 years ago...
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