Earlier today (Monday, March 21st) my wife, Amanda, called me to inform me that she was starting to develop some acute pain in her lower...

The past few weeks led up to a very special moment yesterday, as my wife and I saw our baby for the first time through an ultrasound. ...

Right before my musical group was scheduled to leave for our spring break tour, celebrating the release of our new album and performing...

This was our first ultrasound & the day we learned the gender of our baby. Thanks again to all of you who have been a part of our...

We wanted to share a short video update as we approach the halfway point in the pregnancy: #BabySimmons #Update

Lately it seems I’m being reminded that life is essentially about Jesus. Every moment is a new opportunity to experience Jesus: joys and...

“How The Mighty Fall” is small research project by Jim Collins, the author of “Good to Great” (one of the most influential business,...

I’m learning a lot about pregnancy by watching my wife. Pregnancy always precedes birth. My wife is pregnant with our first baby, a child...

In his book, “Gracenomics”, Mike Foster says that America has become a “vulture culture”. Just like vultures, we wait for brokenness to...

I’m learning a lot about what it means to be pregnant by watching my pregnant wife. Pregnancy is the developmental period that precedes...

From the book of Exodus in the scriptures we are told at least six times to maintain a “sabbath”. The principle of sabbath is reflected...

One of my mentors in college told me this: “Feelings lie. Sometimes you’ll go through seasons where your ‘feeler’ just get messed up....

This is a portion of the talk that Craig Groeschel delivered at Catalyst East in 2010 on “generational tension” for the “older”...

This is a portion of the talk that Craig Groeschel delivered at Catalyst East in 2010: Stuff That Hit Home For Me: I think that you...

I skipped out of Craig Groeschel’s session at Catalyst ’10 this year to have lunch with one of my best buds, Jay, in Atlanta.  I bought...

This Beautiful Accident was a sermon series I preached in 2008 at Friend Church in Columbia, SC. It was an examination of my story and...

Here are my favorite worship albums I’m listening to right now … Hillsong Church “A Beautiful Exchange” AMAZON / ITUNES Favorite Songs:...

Worship Music is diverse stylistically. Every style of music has emerged within the worship music industry (make no mistake, it is an...

Here are some video highlights from Friend Church on Sunday, January 16th. #FriendChurch #worship

We wanted to share with you a video from our recent trip to the doctor where we first heard our baby’s heartbeat.  We’re glad that we get...