A poor but brilliant philosopher worked in the court of Alexander the Great. He requested an enormous sum, which would compare to $100,000 for us today, for the wedding of his daughter. Alexander the ...  Read More

A couple of weeks ago, Gracie, JT, and I went on a mini road trip to the Grand Canyon. While Gracie eagerly examined all the statistics and historical events across the Grand Canyon over the years, we...  Read More

The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him.  Nahum 1:7As a pastor, I have the opportunity to meet with people who are going through some rough times. P...  Read More

I’ve been known by quite a few titles: Tiny Tina, Redhead Tina Sutton, Speedy Sutton, Mrs. Toman, Isaac’s/ Libby’s/ Sam’s/ Luke’s/ Joel’s mom, and very soon, I get a new title: Vivian’s mother-in-law....  Read More

And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. 1 John 5:14Some years ago, I had a dear friend who was sick. I remember calling him, and ...  Read More

It is that time of year when everything seems to be going on at the same time. Family gatherings, graduations, weddings, VBS…and that’s just to name a few. It is easy to get carried away with what is ...  Read More

Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. 2 So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the ...  Read More

O Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants who delight to fear your name, and give success to your servant today, and grant him mercy in the si...  Read More

“My drive in life comes from a fear of being mediocre. That is always pushing me. I push past one spell of it and discover myself as a special human being, but then I feel I am still mediocre and unin...  Read More

Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.John 15:13The movie John Q was released in 2002. The story centered around a man whose 9 year old son is in need of a ...  Read More

This week, I had the opportunity to lead worship at Calvary Derby Hill, one of our sister churches, and the sermon was on Amos 7. Now, it’s been a while since I have thought of Amos, but verses 14-15 ...  Read More

I used to love a good scrap back in the day. In my law enforcement career, it was often exciting when we had a good foot chase or the bad guy wanted to tussle. Let me clarify there was never any misco...  Read More