This Week’s Reflection – A Dusting of Snow

Posted on 30. Dec, 2012 by in Dave's Blog, Reflections

The light dusting of snow we received here in North Mississippi on Wednesday morning was just about right.  Not enough to make the roads a mess, yet beautiful enough to make me think. As I looked out the window into our back yard I couldn’t help but notice the Adirondack chairs that Heidi has rescued [...]

This Week’s Reflection – The Most Difficult, Important Thing

Posted on 26. Nov, 2012 by in Dave's Blog, Reflections

It’s at the heart of every successful marriage.  It’s essential for every healthy and functioning family.  Good friends cannot remain friends without it.  Coworkers, neighbors and even countries function better when it is present. What is this miracle ingredient?  It is quite simply forgiveness and all of the attitudes and actions which flow from it.  [...]

This Week’s Reflection – Like Hearing it for the Very First Time

Posted on 05. Mar, 2012 by in Dave's Blog, Reflections

Do you ever have the experience of having something you know well hit you again in a way that is almost as if it becomes real all over again? That happened to me this week. I was attending the Verge Conference in Austin. The band and speaker were leading a time of worship and reflection [...]

This Week’s Reflection – Rotting Leaves

Posted on 21. Mar, 2011 by in Dave's Blog, Reflections

The rationale was sound last November. “It will be easier in the spring. Most of them will blow away. As they decay they will fertilize the lawn. I will have a burst of energy in March. If I do it now, I’ll just have to do it again at the end of winter.“ Yes, the [...]

This Week’s Reflection – Rusty Nail

Posted on 06. Mar, 2011 by in Dave's Blog, Reflections

I must have been about 12 years old when disaster was averted by being caught. The clubhouse was classic only in the sense that it could have had a starring role in an old movie. Assembled from scrap lumber, pieces of tin and shingles, short remnants of 2 x 4s and plywood, the clubhouse was [...]

Today’s Word – EGR

Posted on 22. Nov, 2010 by in Dave's Blog, Today's Word

Through the Gospel in 30 Days – Day 7  (I know, we’re behind one day, but we’ll plug on).  Join me as we read through the story of Jesus before Christmas. Today:  Matthew 7; Luke 7; John 7 Luke 7:47-48 Could the reason loving unlovable people is so difficult is because we don’t recognize how [...]

This Week’s Reflection – Paint Job

Posted on 22. Aug, 2010 by in Dave's Blog, Reflections

Last week, Heidi and I had the opportunity to meet up with our friends Mark and Glenda who had just returned from spending two months on a mission trip serving in Haiti. Living in oppressively hot makeshift tents, eating emergency rations, dealing with hurting, angry, frustrated and struggling people requires a sense of faith and [...]

This Week’s Reflection – Missed call

Posted on 28. Jun, 2010 by in Dave's Blog, Reflections

Everyone agrees.  He missed the call.  The ump blew it.  He was just wrong.  Back on June 2nd, in a game between the Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Dodgers, in the bottom of the ninth inning with two outs, first base umpire Jim Joyce missed the call. There is nothing that unusual about that.  Umpires [...]