I’ve never lived outside Virginia, and I’m amazed that I can turn around and find something new in the nooks and crannies of the great Commonwealth. From the state’s capital, drive less than two hours and have your pick: the…
Somehow, somewhere along the way, faith stopped being used to bring us together and started being used to drive us apart. It got hijacked. Part of it’s because of the so-called leaders of the Christian Right, who’ve been all too…
Monday was Veteran’s Day (observed), so I found it fitting to take a pit stop at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, VA. I have passed it nearly every trip to Roanoke for the past year, and finally got to…
Over the past few months, my iPod has been acting strangely. I deduced that the hard drive was on its last leg, and gave it a little tech CPR a few times. My patience finally ran out, and I realized…
A few lessons I have learned this week, and in the weeks leading up to this week, about what we as pastors and leaders do in church: 1. Start well: when you are just starting off in a new setting…
I took family pictures for some friends at Hotel Roanoke. Virginia Tech was getting ready to play Miami that afternoon, but hadn’t left the hotel yet. We ran into Coach Beamer while we were walking through the hotel, and the…