This afternoon (Tuesday, Jan. 29) I am flying to England to attend a leadership conference sponsored by the Pioneer Network of Churches. A good friend of mine, Wayne Drain, is part of this group, and I am praying I will be able to be a part of this group as well. The conference ends on Saturday evening. Then, on Sunday (Feb. 3) I am traveling to France is see my uncle and aunt, Steve and Becky Riggs, and some dear friends of mine, Tim and Di Keener. Both couples are missionaries there. Steve and Becky have been there over 20 years. …[read more]

You may have noticed along the left menu bar a new item called “Connect Cast.” What is that? Connect Cast is a monthly audio journal. At least once a month, I am going to interview someone or talk about some issue, and then upload it for you to listen to. Simply click on the title of that month’s Connect Cast and listen. (This month’s title is “1/08 Peggy Davis Interview). After you have listened, return to this blog and talk about what you have heard. …[read more]

This morning (Thursday, Jan. 17th) I joined 11 other brave souls at 4:00 a.m. to participate in a “Point In Time” count. What is a “Point In Time” count? It is a count, endorsed by HUD, where a community tries to obtain the number of homeless people in their community. So, this morning we got in groups of 2 and drove around Franklin to see if we could find anyone sleeping in cars, on park benches, in dugouts at baseball fields, etc… I was partnered with Teresa Burns, who founded and runs GAP (God Answers Prayers), an organization that helps people with financial problems. She has been a community activist for several years. What a wonderful lady! …[read more]