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Thursday, May 28, 2026 – The bus left shortly after breakfast. The trip would be one-way, out and back. Our farthest destination was a lunch spot named La Hacienda. Before lunch, we stopped at a place where you can take a basket ride across a gorge to a waterfall on the other side. It wasContinue reading “FBCS to Patate 2026 – Your Kingdom Come”

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 – Breakfast this morning consisted of scrambled eggs and something like an Ecuadorian tamale. If you’re not familiar, that’s something like a grit cake. “Grits and eggs” is a great way to start the day in any country. The aji hot sauce I picked up from a local bodega was icingContinue reading “FBCS to Patate 2026: God Is Good”

Tuesday, May 26, 2026 – Today was our first day of Vacation Bible School. Our church was divided into two teams, along with a group from Midway West in Carrollton. Today’s story was about the promise God gave to Abraham to make him the father of a great nation. We had a three-group rotation ofContinue reading “FBCS to Patate 2026 – The Stream of Consciousness Version”

Monday, May 25, 2026 Whenever I lead mission teams, I try to remind the team that flexibility is key. In fact, I have a quasi-Latin phrase I like to use: Semper Gumby – Always Flexible. Today tested that a bit. Last night, I wrote that we would do some light construction and repair work. ToContinue reading “FBCS to Patate 2026: Semper Gumby”

Sunday, May 24, 2026 After breakfast, we loaded up and headed to church, Palabra Eterna, in Ambato, Ecuador. It’s about a 45-minute ride from the camp. This is the same church where previous mission teams have worshipped and helped with construction. The church looks great! The people there are so friendly. We sang Because HeContinue reading “The Lord’s Day in Ecuador: Church and Fried Chicken”

Saturday, May 23, 2026 We left the church on Friday, a few minutes after 10 am. Thank you, Adam and Will, for driving us. The team of 17 made it to the airport and through security with relative ease. Lunch was interesting. One guy had security called on him, and Burger King took 33 minutesContinue reading “FBC Senoia to Patate – 2026”

The cornerstone on our brick sanctuary says 1900. In case you were wondering, that means it was built without central heat and air. To help the folks stay warm for those cold Georgia Sundays (I estimate 3 times per year), there’s a pit below the sanctuary where, I assume, a coal furnace used to reside.Continue reading “Fresh Tomatoes”

Quick question: What is the end goal of progressive ideology? That’s a question we must ask yet it’s a question that doesn’t have a real answer because progressivism has no end. It’s never satisfied. Yesterday’s progressive agenda is not enough today and is laughable tomorrow. Progressive ideology must continue to, well…progress. CS Lewis says somethingContinue reading “Progressive Olympics?”

I don’t know who would want to read this. I am mostly writing it for myself. I mean no harm to anybody but perhaps my story can be an encouragement to someone. January 25, 2019 It was a Friday night and I had a date! Lindsey and I were in a good place, literally speaking.Continue reading “Doctoral Journey”