This is a chaotic season for the Simmons family, as it most likely has been for yours. This last month has been no different. LOCAL...

I’m in the middle of counseling a few couples that will get married in the next weeks. Out of everything I do, this is one of my most...

I once visited a very successful business. The owner and I chatted for a while. He told me, “If you ever have an experience that’s out of...

This past Sunday, I shared a message based out of the seventeenth chapter of the Gospel of John. In that chapter, Jesus prays for his...

Yes. The virus IS real. From the beginning it’s been a threat. We’ve read about how deadly it can be. We’ve even seen the effects it’s...

We all want to be comfortable. I’ve been on an endless quest for almost 20 years to make sure my bed is the most comfortable place on the...

Every once in a while, I think it’s helpful to update you on what’s going on with our family. I know that many of you pray for us...

We live in a world filled with experts. Social media has given them a platform, and now they let us all know their opinions (even when we...

As I write this, it’s the first Monday after Labor Day. It’s no longer socially acceptable to wear white, and summer is rapidly coming to...

We share a bathroom with our kids for the first time. If you have small kids, you know… This isn’t exactly pleasant. The other day our...

I used to coach high school football. I loved it. I loved the practices, the preparations, and the Friday night performances. I remember...

It’s a story that’s been told over and over again. It’s a story of the possibilities of hope, reconciliation, and peace. It’s compelling....

Over the past few days, our communities have started to respond to the global COVID-19 or Corona Virus pandemic. We have sports seasons...

Somewhere in the unwritten laws of social contracts that we superimpose on relationships is the following misunderstanding, “If you’re...

How often do you talk about Jesus? I’m not talking about a quick “Jesus loves you.” I’m not even talking about you’re “Thank you, Jesus!”...

Do you remember life before you had kids? I do. I didn’t know much about parenting, but I could spot a parent that wasn’t doing their job...

If you really want to ruin your perspective of the church or even your experience with church, make it all about you. The more you care...

Every day we make choices. Today you chose how early you would wake up, what you would or wouldn’t eat for breakfast, and what time to...

The Breakfast Club, a popular movie from the 1980s, depicted five different students, all from different high school stereotypes. There...

It used to be we’d occasionally say mean things to each other’s faces. That was (and still is) awkward. But, the beauty of that is you...