Episode 4 of the When Heaven and Earth Collide podcast features Pastor Bryant Wright of Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in Marietta, Georgia talking about helping refugees experience the love of Christ. Wright and Johnson Ferry were thrust into the middle of controversy last December when they agreed to follow through on their commitment to sponsor… Continue Reading
Alabama lost the Sugar Bowl last night to Oklahoma and my Facebook feed blew up with people either bragging or griping or being defensive toward others, as though they were the ones on the field playing the game. When Auburn beat Alabama over a month ago, Christians who were Bama fans in our state were… Continue Reading
After the Monday Night Football "Fail Mary" between the Packers and Seahawks where Seahawks WR, Golden Tate, was awared a touchdown on a jump ball when it was clear he didn't have it bringing down the whole officiating system of the NFL, people were saying that you can't expect an athlete to be honest or… Continue Reading
Wow. Again, wow. It just got real in the state of Alabama. Harvey Updike, 62, from Dadeville, AL was arrested early this morning for poisoning the famous oak trees at Toomer's Corner in Auburn, AL. These trees are very important to fans of Auburn University and they are traditionally rolled with toilet paper after big… Continue Reading
As a New Orleans native, the Saints have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. The first football game I ever attended was against the Detroit Lions in a preseason game in the Superdome. I was 6 or 7 years old. My Dad and uncle were in the old… Continue Reading
As a New Orleans native, the Saints have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. The first football game I ever attended was against the Detroit Lions in a preseason game in the Superdome. I was 6 or 7 years old. My Dad and uncle were in the old… Continue Reading
About 9 months ago, we had a big breakthrough in our church when we began to reach teenagers in our community for the first time. Our youth group went on a mission trip to Houston and came back wanting to reach out to their neighbors. We started a Kid's Club on Sunday afternoons thinking that we… Continue Reading
Okay, so vanity has taken over. Either that or I’m really competitive. I’ll side with the competitive angle. A little competition is good, right? Some might see this and think that it’s a little much, but hey, this is a tiny blog compared to some of the monster Baptist blogs out there. I need all… Continue Reading
I don’t have much to say about the game last night, except it is good to be an LSU Tiger fan. Very good. 2 National Titles in 5 years. Wow. I was very worried after we got behind 10-0 (I am naturally pessimistic), but then LSU just systematically took Ohio St. apart by scoring 31… Continue Reading
I read this article this evening by Jason Whitlock of the Kansas City Star on the death of Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor. The language in some of it is a little rough, but he calls out the black community for continuing to celebrate violence through hip hop culture and for killing it’s own men.… Continue Reading