Mudslides have struck across the Andean nation where dozens have been killed and many of the hardest hit are those who can least afford it....Keep Reading

Each summer our family finds its way back to the mountains of North Carolina. Each year it’s a family tradition to pick stones off the bottom of the Watauga Riverbed....Keep Reading

My dad always told me growing up that working harder and longer does not always translate into getting better results. ...Keep Reading

Because we are human, life is hard! Why do I say that? Quite simply, we humans fight a major battle that goes on every day between our ears. ...Keep Reading

Last weekend we had a family reunion in Emerald Isle North Carolina. Our family as well as my father and brothers had not been together in almost nine years. ...Keep Reading

Sixty-five years ago or thereabouts, my father, a career naval officer, gave me a model of Sir Francis Drake's flagship, the Golden Hind, just prior to leaving for the Korean War. ...Keep Reading

When I first understood what it meant to have a good relationship with God, I was a junior in college at the University of Georgia. I had been involved in Fraternity life to the fullest (in an unhealthy way) and as a result of my newfound relationship with Jesus I no longer was involved in many of the activities which had become the basis for many of my friendships....Keep Reading

In his Children's Books The Narnia Series, C.S. Lewis writes of the great lion Aslan, a Christ figure who is in and around everything. It was often said of him, "Aslan's on the move!" It wasn't hard to see the Lion's greatness it was evident by everything and every person he touched....Keep Reading

In our modern society rhythm is hard to find. We are no longer in line with the natural order of things. As a result, many of us feel out of sync and frazzled. Is there a safe harbor for our tired and weary souls in the midst of the chaos of the storms of life?...Keep Reading

This Saturday will mark five years since arriving in Bluffton. Lisa and I, along with our (at the time) five children arrived to a new home and community. ...Keep Reading