One time when I was out shopping, a guy who worked at the store realized that I was a pastor. I guess, he wanted to prove that he was some sort of SUPER Christian, so he walked into my aisle and randomly announced, “Hey, does anybody have a Bible? I think we should get into […]

When we decided to start a new campus in Ferguson-Florissant, David and I began looking for possible locations. We’d drive the streets in the daytime, then I’d go home and have terrible nightmares. As it turned out, we were planning a church in the very same zip code that I’d been abused in by my […]

Sometimes kids are SO cute, I find myself laughing out loud until the whole restaurant turns and looks! I was in Louisiana at a brunch place with some friends (Who remembers adult names, anyway?) and EVIE! Evie had, just recently, turned two. She pulled up her dress and showed me her pink fancy pants. She […]

I remember times when life was hard because INSECURITY had a firm grip on me. I don’t know if I would’ve made it through… if not for JESUS! When I transferred to a new high school, I wanted more than anything in the world just to fit in. I would do WHATEVER to get invited […]

How did I end up with the Police surrounding me, AGAIN? (Maybe I’d better explain.) I was in Lake Charles, Louisiana with Pastors Hope and Jerry Snider and their team. We wanted to shoot a video to promote that I would be the guest speaker at their church the next day. Well… we saw these […]