Merry Christmas! It's been a joyous week having our children and grandsons home for the holidays. We enjoyed worshipping our Lord with them in the beautiful Candlelight Christmas Eve Service at Woodland Church. During that service we joined with a packed congregation to sing and receive communion together. It is always a service that I…Read more Merry Christmas 2019

Today's post was written by my wife, Rebekah. She is a thoughtful and intelligent woman that I enjoy sharing life with. I'm so grateful for the gift of a godly wife! Just a few things about her. Her favorite book - The Lighthouse by Eugenia Price Her favorite movie - The Lake House Her favorite…Read more Thankful

Woodland Church honored all of our pastors yesterday and celebrated our 20th year pastoring this wonderful congregation. When the story of Woodland is written it will be simply "Look What God has Done!" As a congregation we are deeply blessed by a rich sense of the presence and blessings of God. We have received the…Read more Pastor’s Appreciation Day

Twenty-five years ago, a friend, Leroy Bartel, introduced me to a philosophy of ministry that the Assemblies of God would launch later, that would be called We Build People. Literally the more he talked about it my heart began to beat rapidly. We were sitting in my car in Forsyth, Georgia at a summer youth…Read more Discipleship – Growing in Faith together!

The faith story of the Apostle Peter is fascinating. It appears it took several months before he really committed to Christ. This salty fisherman, who became a rock in the church, had his fair share of ups and downs. Often times he spoke without thinking, he could be impulsive, and emotional. However, when it came…Read more The Grit to Continue

Recently a smart young woman asked me what I thought it took for a successful marriage. We only had a moment, she was at work, I was on my way to an appointment. However, three answers came to mind immediately. First, learn how to love. When you love someone, you serve them. Love is more…Read more Three Necessities for a Successful Marriage

Noah's faith was thoughtful and reflective in a corrupt and violent world. He must have thought deeply about God and the culture he lived in. He obviously was a man of prayer and meditation on the teachings he had received from his ancestors. Faith is not blind as some say. Faith is built on the…Read more Good Thinking Noah!

This evening 43 years ago Becky and I exchanged our wedding vows before God, the pastors, our families and friends. I still remember choking up and trying to sing to her when the rear doors of the sanctuary opened and there she stood, radiating pure beauty! My hands are trembling now remembering that moment in…Read more Happy Anniversary Sweetheart!