Author: Bob

I will never really understand what holds rocks together. I understand the science of it, but why does it work? I can very easily scratch a stone and have dust fall in my hands. Yet, stones are immensely strong. They are literally the mountains. If you have ever been in a cave, you get a … Read More “The Stones Cried Out” »

If you took a Venn diagram of flu, cold, and covid symptoms, what I had would fit in all three but not exclusively in any of them. Looking over the common symptoms of the Omicron variant, it is pretty clear that is the version we had. While I don’t have a test to prove it … Read More “Crying Out in the Dark” »

As has been a mild Christmas tradition in my house recently, we came home from the church candlelight service and turned on the best Christmas movie ever made: Muppet Christmas Carol. Stick with me because something about the movie struck me this evening. The story of Scrooge’s redemption parallels the experience of another rich man … Read More “A Christ Carol” »

We take many things for granted. That goes without saying, too often. But a recent experience with a truck on a TV really brought that home and I did not have time to really dwell on it until recently. Angela received her second Cochlear brand Cochler Implant in early December 2020. Just before Christmas, her … Read More “Now In Stereo” »

My heart has ached for weeks. No news has turned into bad news. Now, I face the real possibility of losing my mother in the near future. I’m not sure my siblings could tell how anguished I was on the phone or if my professionalism simply hid it. But inside, I’m tearing apart. I want … Read More “Wrapped in a Blanket” »

The below is the audio from the sermon from Dr. Peyton Hill’s Sermon from his call to be Lead Pastor of FBC Prattville. This audio is from the contemporary service. Feel free to download the file for use on personal devices.

As we came out of my son’s bedroom closet after we got the all clear from the weather service, I figured most of the action was over. Unfortunately, I was mistaken. While the action was over for us personally, my weather alarm would go off one more time as the storm system that prompted our … Read More “Grace in the Storm” »

As I have gotten older, I have realized one mistake we as a generation make is comparing ourselves to our parents as they stand now instead of comparing ourselves to where they were at this same point in their own lives. Looking around, I’d say I’m trending slightly better than where my dad was when … Read More “2018 Year in Review” »