January 2010
Dear Friends,
Years ago, I had the opportunity to take a group of boys from an Explorer Post to Philmont Scout Ranch, which is just outside Cimarron, New Mexico. Our trek was ambitious: for ten days we would hike five to six mountain peaks over 126 miles with the altitude topping out at [...]

I remember Gate Cottage as the gate to the falls. I enrolled as a student in 1966, and I believe some married students still had a residence in the top of the building. I also remember the box for donations inside the gate and the tree-lined walk that led to the falls.
In November 1977, this [...]

October 2009
Dear Alumni and Friends,
I’m convinced that many those who have gone before us at Toccoa Falls College had a deep understanding of what it meant to be a Christian servant leader. They also understood what it meant being REAL in their faith. They knew this meant being a witness for Jesus Christ—not just [...]

Dear Alumni and Friends,
We have now embarked on another New Year, 2009. I remember the concerns of the decade of the 2000s when the clock struck 12:00 midnight on December 31, 1999. We had planned and prepared for the worst possible scenario because of the computerized world. But nothing major happened. In fact, we [...]

I am grateful for the response of the Toccoa Community during the fire at Gate Cottage. I was away in Indiana when this occurred and heard from our administration of the wonderful acts of kindness from our community. When I returned to campus I was able to speak to the Rotary Club [...]

Thanksgiving at Toccoa Falls College
Dear Alumni and Friends,
Forty–two years ago, I came to Toccoa Falls College to continue my college education. I found that I was now a part of a family with solid traditions. Thanksgiving was a time of celebration of the blessings of the Lord on this college.
I remember the great dinner we [...]

Dear Alumni and Friends,
I began the first chapel service of this fall semester challenging our students to keep their focus on Jesus Christ. I want to share parts of that message with you. In Psalm 5:3 the psalmist writes, “My voice you shall hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning I will [...]

Dear Alumni and Friends,
On Tuesday evening, June 17, I was watching “America’s Got Talent” when a little girl, who has just turned four came on stage to sing a song. She reminded me of my grandchildren, three of whom are now that same age. My thoughts were, What can a four-year old do or [...]

Dear Alumni and Friends,
Recently, I traveled to Israel to attend the Global Youth Initiative Conference with students, alumni, and a faculty member from Toccoa Falls College. As we participated in the conference with over 175 leaders in Youth Ministries from 50 countries in our world, I could sense the spirit of cooperation and friendship [...]

Dear Alumni and Friends,
I addressed the first chapel of the Spring semester this week from Hebrews 12:1. I challenged them to run the race and look to the examples of faithful people who had run the race before them. As I prepared this message I was blessed in my own heart to see how [...]