Ridley’s Blog

We all have dreams and visions. We all have plans about things we want to do or accomplish before this life is over. But at the end of the day, we don’t know the significant things we will do until long after they are done. For example, Abraham Lincoln is well known for many things, …

One of the goals I set for myself is to purposely take the time to thank those who have invested in my life. I got that chance last week while I was in South Georgia. We were just about to begin the graveside portion of my aunt’s funeral, the portion I would be leading. I …

I’m talking about Tebow’s “controversial” pro-life ad from last night’s Super Bowl. Talk about much ado about nothing, the furor raised over that 30 second spot was overblown…to say the least. Tebow’s ad with his mom was an effective and inoffensive celebration of his mom’s choice not to abort him years ago. Why the pro-death …

My Aunt Doris passed away last night after an extended battle with cancer. Her passing got me to thinking about a favorite verse of Scripture:For when David served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep… Acts 13:36What a compliment it was for David, to know that he had served his purpose and fulfilled …

I just have to be honest about this. I got up yesterday and literally felt like I was out of place. I did my “30 Day Shred”, read my B90X, hung out with my wife and kids, watched Craig Groeschel and Andy Stanley preach on the internet, worked on a few projects–it just wasn’t the …

Most of us would agree that patience is a difficult thing. We’ve been raised in a culture of microwaves, instant pudding and thirty minute sitcoms. None of those things build into us the desire to wait for anything. I once had a professor tell me that two of the worst enemies of our culture were …

I had more than one of those in my life…these “good talking tos“. They usually followed some event where I had been up to no good or made some crazy decision. Then, some teacher, coach, friend or one of my parents would sit me down and have these life altering conversations. They would always say, …

Like many of you, I have heard the news that Florida super-star, Tim Tebow, and his mom, Pam, have been tabbed to do a commercial on Super Bowl night. The thirty second spot has been approved by CBS for showing. It’s purpose is to tell Tebow’s story (his mom was encouraged to abort him due …

I was reminded of a sweet memory as we talked in our small group last night (thanks Chrissy). For those of you who grew up in church, you’ll remember the old flannel graphs–Biblical images with flannel backing used to teach kids in Sunday School classes. I remember Sunday after Sunday watching my teachers relay the …

I just got an email from my brother down in Columbus. While this wasn’t the focus of his e-mail, this forward he had received caught my attention. I thought it was good enough to share with you. Don’t know if it’s true or not, but the message is true enough. I edited it for length. …