Today is the Wednesday after Easter. Did you go to church like most everyone else?
I did, and boy am I paying for it! I preached a barnstormer of a sermon on S...
Well, it’s finally happening again. I’m doing another play.
I moved to this new city almost two years ago, and it has taken me until now to do some community...
Most people's idea of "goodness" is just a bunch of hot air!
Ever try to blow up a raft? Unless you’ve got one of those electric “blow dryer thingies," you a...
My congregation loves to make fun of how little I know about sports.
“Hey Pastor, it’s baseball season now! How many touchdowns do you think your team will ma...
During a magazine contest in 1892, the words to what we now know as our Pledge of Allegiance were first published. In 1942, the Pledge was officially adopted in...
When I served larger churches, I never really understood what discipleship was. If someone had told me I had to do it as a minister over hundreds, I would have ...
Feeling a little meaningless right now and want to get in touch with your “spiritual side?” Tried Buddhism, meditation, and everything short of hiking to Tibet?...
Well, I did it. I finally lost some weight.
No, it’s not all the weight I want to lose. And yes, my face and neck both have the look of a balloon that just l...
After Christmas every year, we get “punked” finding gift cards sent to our kids by various relatives. We checked up on a promising-looking one, only to hear the...
Faith isn't like the buffet at Golden Corral - you can't take what you like & leave the Brussels sprouts.
Just saw an ad from a local “church.” They’re...
As I was saying, losing your house before Christmas…is not something I'd recommend.
Yet it does have its upside...
It was the Christmas right after the economy...
I was at Capitol Grille being treated to lunch by a dear friend. He’d just paid the check, and our waiter was saying thanks. “You two gentlemen have a merry...
Dave Gipson is a husband, father of 4 adopted children and one biological child, former foster parent, and pastor at Tower Grove Baptist Church in St Louis, MO. He’s also an author, contributing regular commentaries to the Naples Daily News as well as other international publications. He has served churches for the last 25+ years, from Florida to the inner-city of Chicago. Rev. Gipson holds his ordination in the Southern Baptist denomination, and has two earned Masters degrees in Religion and Divinity. Read more at http://RevBigHair.com. Follow him on Twitter at @realdavegipson.
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