Julie and I spent last Saturday evening at Charlotte's Knight Theater taking in The Simon & Garfunkel Story. The "story" consists of two men who bear an uncanny vocal and physical resemblance to the original Art and Paul, singing the duo's best songs with a...

Yesterday's message ... Began a four week exploration of only two bible verses: Proverbs 3:5-6 -- two verses we are implanting in the minds of the people of the church with key ring holders.Hinged on a demonstration involving a 6'3" 290 lb Olympic High School football...

Have you ever noticed that you can look at ONE diamond from MULTIPLE angles and in so doing you find new elements to its beauty? Just one look doesn’t suffice; it takes long study from many viewpoints. In the same way, Proverbs 3:5-6 merits extended appreciation from...

One night a few years ago, I was at the local YMCA. There were also three young men working out near me who looked to be about 19, 16, and 12. This kind of thing happens all the time, and in that particular setting I don't usually initiate conversation with people I...

My son, Riley Davis, recently posted his pre-season college basketball Top 25 rankings. While previewing #9 Texas Tech, he dropped this analysis: My dad is the least-Texan Texan I have ever met. He grew up in Dallas, but is not a Cowboys fan; he cares neither for...

As many of you know, we've launched The Beautiful Marriage Movement, a seven year endeavor to touch 10,000 couples in our community withe life-giving resources and experiences designed to strengthen marriages by preventing crises rather than managing them. We believe...

Yesterday's sermon .... Was related though different at our Moss and Zoar Campuses, as Chris Thayer preached live at Moss and I preached live at Zoar. We used different scriptures and different pathways to get to the same bottom line (see below);In my version, jumped...

The best part of the Gods At War series for me as been the focus on Psalm 37:4: Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. We usually skip the first phrase and jump right to the "desires of your heart" part. Nope. "B" there comes after...

On Tuesday morning, I received this text message from a fine young man who is a senior in one of our area high schools: After I answered, "Limerence," I asked if he had it or if a girl at his school had it for him. "Neither," came his reply. "It's for a school project...

This is the 150th year of college football, which is kind of ironic since my most vivid earliest memories of the game surround its 100th anniversary. That year, Texas won the National Championship during a season in which its most epic game was a 15-14...