Pastor at Dover Baptist Church in Goochland, VA.
The Inconvenient Gospel is a stirring collection of Clarence Jordan’s most powerful writings, capturing the essence of a life lived boldly in pursuit of justice, unity, and love. As a Southern Baptist minister, theologian, and farmer, Jordan was not content with preaching from the pulpit; he chose to live out his faith by challenging the... Continue Reading →
"Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven." Luke 6:37 Marilynne Robinson's novel "Gilead" is, without a doubt, one of my favorite novels and the most authentic depiction of the inner life of a minister that I have ever come across... Continue Reading →
2021 was quite an eventful year for me. Somehow between buying and moving into a new house, adjusting to being a dad of newborn baby girl, and all the madness that came from helping to pastor a church through the second year of a pandemic, I still managed to get some reading done. I read... Continue Reading →
All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot “If you decide to become a veterinary surgeon you will never grow rich but you will have a life of endless interest and variety.”James Herriot, All Creatures Great and Small In "All Creatures Great and Small", we are introduced to a young veterinarian named James Herriot (the... Continue Reading →
"Stay where you are poor beast this is no world for you, keep your trees green and your friends protected and good luck to you for you are the last." - The Huntsman, The Last Unicorn This is the line that begins the titular last unicorn's quest to figure out what has happened to all... Continue Reading →
“It's tempting to ask why if you fed your neighbors during the time of the earthquake and fire, you didn't do so before or after.”
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