Our dream house was a 120-year-old three-story Victorian home. It was just a few blocks away from one of the loveliest parks in the city, and the same distance ...
When I was a kid, I loved the little label gun my mom had. It had plastic tape you inserted in the gun, and then you typed the words you wanted to be printed. A...
Every six months or so, I realize something that astounds me. In fact, you probably ought to be sitting down. But after a Master's Degree and over half a centur...
Churches are dying all around us today. But I’m not sure Satan is always the one who’s shutting them down.
Sometimes, I believe God himself is shutting off t...
“I didn’t like the other minister. He was pushy and didn’t call before he came by.”
The lady was in her 90s, seated by a window with a spectacular view of th...
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...
This past year, pastors have resigned and left the ministry at historically high rates. Depression and even suicide numbers have increased. With the stress of t...
We’re stallions meant to run and race hard, but we’re opting to be a pony ride for kids at the county fair.
If you have run with the footmen, and they have wea...
So with the exit of 2020, we launched out to start a new church.
The first two weeks were tremendous, with new people showing up out of nowhere. We had a highl...
Believe it or not, the biggest jerks in the world don’t realize they are.
Even when they notice their behavior is hurtful to others, they excuse it. It’s alw...
You may not have known I was a dancer in the 80s. Just a boy, his dance belt, and a dream walking the mean streets of NYC.
I’ll bet the people who voted to h...
We are often told there are times we need to “cut our losses.”
For example, if you’ve invested in a losing stock, there’s a point at which you may decide it’...
Dave Gipson is a husband, father of 4 adopted children and one biological child, former foster parent, and pastor at Naples Family Church of Naples, FL. An author, Dave's new highly acclaimed book, "The Seven Surprises: Everyday Epiphanies on Being a Better Human Being," is now available. He also contributes 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://davegipson.net. Follow him on Twitter at @realdavegipson.
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