Crossroads Community Church

I love to read. It’s one of my favorite pastimes. Most of my reading is in the areas of Christian living, the church, family/marriage, and biographies. I rarely read fiction, except a John Grisham novel when it hits the shelf. So I was hesitant this summer when I heard all the hoopla about The Shack [...]

I celebrated another birthday this summer and now sit on the verge of 50. No big deal? Not for me. I still look good – a touch of gray always adds some class. Reading glasses are just that, reading glasses. The body slowing or aching really doesn’t cause me angst. It’s when I begin to [...]

One of my favorite pastimes or hobbies is people-watching. So every other year, I am afforded the joy of attending my wife, Carrie’s family reunion. Family dynamics and interactions are the best to observe. It’s there that you get a sense of how your spouse “turned out that way.” You even begin to notice idiosyncrasies [...]

It was one of those moments that every parent dreams of, tries to prepare for, and in some way hopes will not come so quickly! Carrie and I married off our oldest daughter, Tabitha, this summer to Steven Massey on July 5th. It was a beautiful wedding with just the right mixture of laughter and [...]

Abraham Lincoln has always been a bigger than life hero to me.  He was an amazing leader who was able to rescue the United States from overwhelming internal strife.   He walks on water for many in our country.  I mentioned to my brother-in-law that I was reading a book about Lincoln and that I had [...]