Personal writing
Broken Ground
I write about what's behind the profiles. And what's behind me.
June 12, 2026 · 3 min read
The Church Ladies
Candy Sefcik held the building. Evelyn Thompson held the table. I served at Weaver First for seven years and didn't understand what they were doing until I tried to replace it.
Read →June 2, 2026 · 6 min read
The Digital Gym: A Somatic Practice
Read →May 31, 2026 · 9 min read · Jacksonville First United Methodist Church
A Seed Must Die
I haven't been in a pulpit in about a year. Andy invited me anyway. So we're both living dangerously.
Read →May 29, 2026 · 3 min read
Five Fifteen
This morning I drive to Annual Conference for the first time in seven years. Sunday I preach for the first time in twelve months. I haven't arrived anywhere. I'm just going.
Read →April 25, 2026 · 13 min read
Chief Ladiga, 1832
I used to call it 'la-dee-ga.' I didn't know how else to say it. I also didn't know whose land I was running on.
Read →April 17, 2026 · 7 min read
No Shade
Last Easter I was manic. This Easter someone handed me a cup.
Read →April 15, 2026 · 3 min read
The Same Domain
Bipolar. Hospitalization. Business failure. And a website I built to find clients. All on the same domain.
Read →April 14, 2026 · 2 min read
Attempt 73
I'd read that after you've done it about 72 times, you're starting to get the hang of it.
Read →April 14, 2026 · 2 min read
I'm Not Going to Disappear
I thought I was disappearing. I'm not going to disappear.
Read →April 14, 2026 · 1 min read
My Writing Has a New Home
This was my final post on Patreon. It's here now because this is where the writing lives.
Read →October 1, 2025 · 3 min read
A Letter Never Sent
Written in October 2025. Never sent.
Read →October 21, 2024 · 6 min read · Anniston Star
Hope in the Wilderness: A Pastor's Journey Through Depression
Severe depression feels like being lost in total darkness. This is what it took to find my way back — and what I've learned since.
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