You Make Beautiful Things One of my favorite songs is “You Make Beautiful Things” from Gungor, popular around 2011. Songs get attached to major events and help us to process meaning, find words or feelings to help us express emotion, or speak to the context of the time. In Alabama, 2011 saw one of the … Read more
“Can you please come to my home,” the woman on the other end of the phone asked me? It was Saturday and there were already teams of students serving throughout the local area. “Can you tell me what is going on with your home, I asked.” I figured I would get the overview and set … Read more
Wouldn’t it be so cool to have a legend made about you? Unfortunately, you might not get to really see it (kinda like Sainthood) but just to be able to make such a rich contribution that a legend remains; or more so a lasting legacy. I think that is awesome! The University of Alabama’s football … Read more
This week I felt like encouragement was needed and the sense that in Christ, all things are possible no matter what we have faced or will face. The challenges help us see and feel the joys. Nevertheless, in the moment they can be sooo hard! Whatever challenges you are facing and whatever season you are … Read more
Reflections of Struggle, Images of Hope Two years have blown by since one of the toughest days our communities in Lee County, Alabama experienced. It is still torn and marred from grief although so many have recovered. Layer the pandemic that hit hard about this time last year, it has been a challenging two-year season. … Read more