Athens State and Locust Grove The greenway I walked this morning ends at the church where I served as pastor for forty years. I stood there in the early morning light, at the edge of a place that had shaped the better part of my life. The building was quiet. No one around yet. And …
Begin Again: The Great Perhaps-Living into the Possibilities of the Not Yet
Three words on a book jacket stopped me: The Great Perhaps. An essay on what happens when life begins to feel settled, why settling may be a greater danger than failure, and why hope requires imagination. The question isn’t whether the circumstances are right — it’s what might still be possible with the life you actually have.
Leading Through A Storm
Every leader today is navigating a storm. Culture, politics, education, business, faith — all of it is shifting faster than most of us can track. Add the rise of AI and virtual reality, and the ground keeps moving beneath our feet. The old assumptions don’t hold the way they used to. The familiar landmarks keep …
The Long Journey Home
Walking the Way | Enspirit I watched the Odyssey last night with Lucas and Rob. I’d known Homer’s epic poem for years—read it, taught it, referenced it in sermons. But watching it unfold on screen was something different. Something personal. By the time it was over, I sat quietly for a moment, because I realized …
America: An Unfinished Poem
Reflections on America’s 250th Birthday “The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem.”— Walt Whitman A couple of years ago, Vickie and I sailed into New York Harbor. I had seen the Statue of Liberty before, but not from the deck of a ship at dawn. Nothing quite prepares you for the moment she appears …
When Imagination Meets Faith: The Sagrada Família and the Art of Seeing What Isn’t There Yet
Walking the Way | Enspirit Sagrada Família I want to tell you about a man who began building a cathedral he knew he would never see finished. His name was Antoni Gaudí. The year was 1883. And the building he devoted his life to—the Sagrada Família in Barcelona, Spain—is still being completed today, more than …
Begin Again — Learning to Sing a New Song
Sometimes the hardest part of beginning again is resisting the temptation to go backward. Drawing on the journey of Robert Plant after Led Zeppelin, this reflection explores the courage it takes to leave behind familiar identities and learn to sing a new song.
The Next Step: Finding Courage to Move Forward
You don’t need the whole plan. You need the next step. This post explores how real change begins—not with certainty, but with movement.
Blessed are the Peacemakers-A Holy Week Reflection
What if the way of Jesus stands in direct contrast to the way our world defines power? We live in a world where strength is measured by control, where peace is often secured through force, and where winning is everything. But Jesus offers a different way. “Blessed are the peacemakers.” Not the powerful.Not the dominant.Not …
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The Great Perhaps
Many people don’t stop growing because they fail. They stop because they settle. I came across a phrase not long ago that has stayed with me: “The Great Perhaps.” It’s the idea that beyond what we can currently see, there is still more. More life.More meaning.More possibilities. But there are seasons—personally and in leadership—when everything …
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