RHETT-orical: musing about Faith, Family, and Freedom

Preparation, delay, and growth are characteristics of God’s working both in history and in nature.   Scripture and the facts of nature ...

Perfectionism is not as much the desire for excellence as it is the fear of failure couched in procrastination. -- Dan Miller

The Lord promised Joshua that if he would meditate on the Book of the Law and obey the Lord, God would give him success.  For Joshua that m...

One of the marks of the life of Abram was the regular building of altars.  As he moved from place to place, he built new altars:  From the...

Rhett and gang at The Swiss Family Robinson Tree House in Disneyworld one very hot day in July 2005

How easily we do forget!  I had to accept several years ago that I was wired mentally like an absent-minded professor.  I can stand up from...

    We attended the Great Homeschool Convention in Greenville, South Carolina , this weekend.  This year was our fourth year to att...

This morning I heard that an associate pastor at a Southern Baptist church in upstate South Carolina has an inoperable cancer with little h...

The Lord created us for healthy relationships.  God created humanity first to enjoy a relationship with Him.  Paul wrote that God, who has ...

This week I am beginning two additions to my blog: Walk with Jesus Tuesday and Fantastic Family Friday. Every Tuesday I will post a disc...

Love that goes upward is worship; love that goes outward is affection; love that stoops is grace.   – Donald Barnhouse To show grace is...

Polish me like an arrow, tune my strings to play your song Mold my heart to walk in all your ways to lead your sheep along As we move ...

My eight-year-old decided to make a new Lego creation - a replica of our church's sanctuary on Sunday mornings! He made me on the plat...

There are some things we all wish we learned years earlier than we did.  For me, I wish someone had sat me down when I was in seminary and ...

I have been reflecting in my spirit a lot the past week about the grace of God.  Sunday morning I preached on the awesome display of God...

Just as soon as God’s people step out by faith to do His will, the enemy shows up and tries to discourage them. When doing God’s work exp...

Have you ever felt torn between what is and what should have been, could have been or would have been if such-and-such had not taken place?...

My five-year old son developed a habit of lying, and I was determined to stop it!   After numerous attempts at spanking as punishment, I w...

This past Sunday I preached on the subject "Freedom from Rejection" based on Romans 8:31-39. Those who feel rejected continual...