My Brother, The Thief

Inaugural races are sometimes a bit of a crap-shoot; sometimes they aren't all that well-marked, sometimes there are issues with the co...

I love running Thanksgiving Day races; it has become one of my favorite Thanksgiving traditions. The first one I ever ran was back when I wa...

I was watching a playoff soccer game last weekend and noticed that after one team scored, their fans began singing. The song was really catc...

I hadn't been to a concert in ages, but I had seen Chris Tomlin as worship leader back at my Youth Specialties Convention days - so I kn...

I have been a pastor for twelve years, and something I learned as a pastor was that October is Pastor Appreciation Month. Funny that I never...

Tri-County Triangle Trail Half Marathon   13.1  mi   01:34 07:08 pace No plan? No problem. I didn't train with a specific plan in mi...

In 2006, I ran my first marathon, and I got the bug. In 2011, I decided it was my year to qualify for the Boston Marathon. It's like t...

What is one thing you feel you can't say in the church? Please be as specific as you want. And please feel free to comment anonymously...

I would set out all of the excuses why I haven't updated the blog lately, but the reality is, it hasn't been important enough for me...

For the past four years, Labor Day weekend has meant Sweet Corn Festival, and my favorite activity, the Ken Keener Classic 5K. I always love...

If you are a United Methodist Pastor, you start to find is that the one thing constant is change. No, not that most of our United Methodist ...

Every year on Memorial Day, Millersport holds a parade with a color guard, American Legion members, the high school band, and a bunch of c...

Last year I ran my second-ever half marathon race at Cap City  and ran a very nice PR (1:36). This spring I was originally planning to run t...

Once upon a time, there was a town where house fires were rampant. It seemed like every week, someone's house or barn or outbuilding ca...

I'm sure every preacher has had the experience where a sermon that the preacher expects to be life-changing falls flat. I'm sure eve...

There's an old joke that goes like this: A mother went to wake her son for church one Sunday morning. When she knocked on his door, h...

I have had several people tell me they were just ready for 2011 to be gone and to get the new start in 2012. It has been a difficult year fo...

Today for my day off, we planned a busy day, including a trip to The Chiller to enjoy their (less expensive) noon skate. On the way out, w...

This was the inaugural Turkey Trot 5K put on by my friend and the Mount Vernon Running Buddies on Thanksgiving morning. It was cold here, ...

Yesterday I got to experience what is great about living in a small town. A friend's son has been serving in the Air Force and yesterd...