• There’s a Baby on the Way

    Back in May 2020, Kahlie and I began the process of embryo adoption through the National Embryo Donation Center (NEDC) in Knoxville, Tennessee. For those of you who are unfamiliar with embryo adoption or the NEDC, you can find out more by reading two other blogs I’ve written—click here and here. Essentially, embryo adoption is…


  • An Untimely Use of a Spurgeon Story

    If you know me, then you know that I can weave C.H. Spurgeon quotes or stories into just about any conversation I’m in—yes, this may be why it’s hard for me to make friends! And my goal in this blog is to amuse you with a story of how I used an account from Spurgeon’s…


  • Red, White, & Due

    Before Kahlie and I got married, we did what any smitten couple aspiring to have a godly marriage would do — we both printed and filled out John Piper’s Questions to Ask When Preparing for Marriage. As we worked our way through Piper’s questions, we came to the one about adoption that asked, “Would we…


  • A Blessed Memory

    “The memory of the righteous is a blessing,  but the name of the wicked will rot.” Proverbs 10:7 The righteous are those who belong to God, have godly wisdom, and live in accordance with God’s ways. Throughout Proverbs, the righteous are those who fear God (1:7), carry out justice (8:20), increase in learning (9:9), speak…


  • From North Carolina to Louisiana

    In January of 2015, Kahlie and I moved from Satsuma, Alabama, to Wake Forest, North Carolina. We had been married for about 13 months, and were desiring to go to Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary so that I could get an Master of Divinity. The purpose of the M.Div. was so that I could become better…