I worked for nine years at Procter & Gamble before entering seminary in ’92. I worked in Dentifrice Making (making Crest toothpaste) for seven of those years. Three years I worked actually making Crest, and four years I worked receiving …Read More

Our text this morning comes from Ephesians chpt 5 vss 1 & 2.  We are in the second half of Paul’s letter to the church wherein he is describing what faith looks like. In the first half of Paul’s letter …Read More

A couple of months ago, Dail called me into the kitchen, “Bob could you come in here and read this recipe off this box for me?” “Bless her heart, I thought…Of course I can!” I read it off to her …Read More

History.  How appropriate that the word we refer to past events with is “His  Story.”  Because Christianity more than any other faith or religion is tied to the story of God, and every passing day becomes a part of God’s …Read More

It’s been said that, “Under communism, man exploits man, but under capitalism the situation is exactly reversed.” (John K. Galbraith) In Christianity there is really a reverse, and that’s what Paul is talking about in this section of Ephesians.  In …Read More

Text:  Eph 4:20-32                                                                                                                        8/09/09 “A Dangerous Text” We continue in the Paul’s letter to the Ephesians this morning – the title of our series is “Foundations in Faith and Family” as …Read More

The way we think, impacts the way we act.  We all have prejudices regarding people who are not like us.  Prejudices come largely from a lack of knowledge, but when knowledge is added, they can be changed dramatically.  When our …Read More

A couple of weeks ago, my son Bobby was up from Miami and we had the chance to go out fishing offshore a few miles.  As the afternoon was wearing on we started watching the storms develop and thought that …Read More

“Two-a-days” the mention of the term makes my stomach get a little queasy.  Back in the day, that’s what we did through October in college.  You see you couldn’t start “official” that is staff directed basketball practice until October, and …Read More

Last week we talked about Eph 4:1, where Paul calls out the church to live a life worthy of the incredible calling we have personally received from God Himself.  He knows your name, He has called your name to be …Read More

This Father’s Day I wanted to turn our attention to the gospel of Luke chapter 15, verses 11-32, the parable of the prodigal Father.  Turn there in your Scriptures, if you would… The parable is told in the context of …Read More