HighPoint Devotionals

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...

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...

Mrs. Patricia Richardson was my 4th-grade teacher at Tropic Isles Elementary School in N. Ft. Myers. She was one of those unforgettable...

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...

"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...

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...

Before the victory that Jesus won by His resurrection, only the Priest could go into the Jewish Holy of Holies and pray. These Priest...

What would we believe if the Bible stopped after the four Gospels? Obviously, God wanted us to have the inspired commentary of the apostles,

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...

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...

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...

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...

As we follow our protagonist through their trial, they will ultimately reach their ‘point of no return’. It's when our characters find...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” James 4:7 KJV Have you ever heard the expression...