So just over three months after we left Florida, Hurricane Irma hit our old town of Naples dead on.
And they say in comedy “timing’s everything.” Add hurricane...
I got an award once that I was so very proud of, at a big ceremony in Beverly Hills, of all places. A really nice glass statuette. Lots of famous or near-famous...
We seek a safe, comfortable life...which is the opposite of what God has planned!
I get a little perturbed with people who rationalize their safe, puny way of ...
I’ve been distracted all week.
I’ve been the target of a bit of unfair criticism. Someone started demanding their way. When that didn’t work, they accused me...
I got a Facebook message from a well-meaning Christian friend. It read as follows:
“God has seen everything you’ve been going through, and He told me to tell y...
I sat at the bedside of a dying woman this week. She knew her time was limited and had asked for a pastor to come to see her. She’d been confined to a bed, and ...
I was at a community event for area churches the other day, and saw a lot of old friends from around town. When you’re a pastor and former church members walk u...
A man asked me to meet him at Starbucks. He was probably in his late 60s or early 70s, and he immediately impressed me by riding his bike to our little meeting....
"Authenticity is what matters,” everyone says. “Just be yourself.”
Unless you’re a jerk, I guess. Then please try to be someone else.
They say that’s what pe...
Anyone remember Bizarro? He was an imperfect take on the perfect Superman introduced in DC Comics.
In fact, Bizarro World not only had Bizarro-Superman but als...
Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forg...
We need to relearn the fine art of disagreeing agreeably!
So…Should We Forgive Kathy Griffin?
For anyone who’s been 100 miles away from cell phone coverage ...
Dave Gipson is a husband, father of 4 adopted children and one biological child, former foster parent, and pastor of Legacy Church of Naples, FL. 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 @revbighair.
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