Buy a Book/Help a Child

My first book, Freshman 15, went on sell on May 26th.  I posted this back on May 22nd: I normally have a hard time promoting something I have done, but I don’t have a problem now because of two reasons. The answers in this book are God’s answers rather than mine – His ideas are …

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#2 Lil’ Agnew on the Way!

It’s true!  The Agnews are expecting baby #2!  We have been trying to keep things quiet for a while now, but we had to inform some people, and I think some got a little overambitious with who they told and it seems that the word is getting out.  This week, we have a had a …

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Is Your Spouse a Good “Helper?”

7 Then the LORD God formed the man out of the dust from the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being. 15 The LORD God took the man and placed him in the garden of Eden to work it and watch over it. 16 And …

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“He Looks Just Like His Dad”

26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness. They will rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the animals, all the earth, and the creatures that crawl on the earth.” 27 So God created man in His own image; He created him in the …

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The “S” Word

In my first semester teaching a world religion course at a secular university, I learned the vast number of worldviews that could be prevalent in one location. As I taught through different religions’ teachings, many students would show their disbelief or disapproval of certain ideas. Once we got to Christianity, one of the selected texts …

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Inlaws or Outlaws?

Scripture: (Gen. 2:23-25) 23 And the man said:
 This one, at last, is bone of my bone,
and flesh of my flesh; this one will be called woman, for she was taken from man. 24 This is why a man leaves his father and mother and bonds with his wife, and they become one flesh. 25 …

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Godly Homes Not by Accident

I have many areas in which I need to improve.  One of the most critical that I always must work on is my role in the home.  I must continually develop my leadership within my home so that my wife and child receive the best that I have to offer. Due to my great ambition …

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28 Blessings

Yes, it’s true.  Today is my birthday.  I am a whopping 28 years old today.  So much to be thankful for, I thought I would list 28 reasons why on the 28th of July I am a grateful man: “But God demonstrated His love towards us in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died …

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“Dearly Beloved…”

The most common wedding ceremony used starts with the words, “Dearly Beloved, we are gathered together here in the sign of God…” As you think about your own marriage, where are some ways that you can start to “live” out a change this week? Below is a list of key phrases from this ceremony. How …

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Uncle Trav

I posted some pictures on Facebook and sent some Tweets last week updating everyone on the status of my sister and her baby, but I haven’t had time to post some stuff here.  So… My sister, Tara, and her husband Richard had a precious baby, Harper Elizabeth, who was born on Thursday @ 1:40 in …

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