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Tips for Better Bible Reading

Every Christian is called to be a student of the Bible. Yet many Christians struggle with their Bible reading --either in forming the habit or in comprehending what they are reading. Many are like the Ethiopian eunuch in Acts 8. When Phillip comes upon the man reading...

Dealing with Distractions in Prayer

One of the most common questions people ask me in regards to prayer is "How do I handle distractions?" There are times when, in the middle of praying, we find that our minds has wandered. It happens to me. Sometimes I find that I'm thinking about something related to...

The Cross, the Level, & the Truth

Anglican John Stott said, “The cross is the blazing fire at which the flame of our love is kindled, but we have to get near enough to it for its sparks to fall on us.” (Authentic Christianity, IVP, 1995, page 58) The cross is the great leveler of...

Cultivating Peace in the Home

The pace of the modern family can only be described as frantic. Numerous activities, obligations, sports activities, school events, job requirements, and social expectations make constant demands on a family's time and attention. As a result, many of us wrestle with...

Book Review: How to Use the BCP, Bray & Keane

"Cranmer made sure that every service in the Book of Common Prayer proclaims the Gospel --the good news that sinners can be pardoned and saved because of the death of Christ. The prayer book is designed to proclaim the Gospel persuasively." (Bray & Keane 18)...

Developing a Prayer Journal

"I'll pray for you." How many times have we said that to a brother or sister in Christ and forgotten to actually pray for them? It's not intentional. But life is hectic. We get busy. It can be very easy to forget to pray for the people and situations as we had...

Let the Word Live in You

When my wife Sheryl and I started dating in 1991, we had both recently gone through a renewal of our faith. Although we had both been raised in the Church, we hadn't really internalized it or made it a priority. In many ways in the spring of 1991 we were baby...

The Sovereign Goodness of God

Many Christians struggle to understand how to live faithfully in a culture that clearly is at odds with their faith and increasingly hostile towards it. It may come as a surprise to some that this is not unusual or unprecedented. Throughout history God's...

Reclaiming Sunday as The Lord’s Day

Shouldn't Sunday be different for us? Sundays used to be very different. When I was growing up, most everything was closed on Sunday. Malls, restaurants, movie theaters, car washes- everything was closed. In fact, my Dad taught me to drive in a mall parking lot on...

A Priest, A Son, and Saying Goodbye to My Dad

At around 10:20pm on July 3rd of last year, I held my Dad's hand as I watched his vitals on the monitor in his ICU room. I have been at the bedside of many dying people over the years. In fact, I spent the first few years of my ordained life as a volunteer hospital...

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I attended Auburn University on an Army ROTC scholarship and majored in Aviation Management. After graduation, I was commissioned and served at Ft. Sam Houston, TX, and Ft. Campbell, KY. I attended Trinity School for Ministry and, in 2002, served as a church planter with Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee. In 2013, I joined the Anglican Church in North America and St. Patrick’s Anglican Church. I became St. Patrick’s 2nd Rector in 2020.