Opa's Haus

06/22/2026

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“Can’t Not” June 21, 2026 / Opa / Leave a comment People occasionally ask me “why are you going to Kenya, Brother Neville?” Heck, even my Dad did and wasn’t initially at all supportive of my first trip. And, to be honest, it's a fair question. After all, we're moving “home” to Olive ...

06/07/2026

Some recent thoughts.

I’m Glad You’re Here June 4, 2026 / Opa / Leave a comment I've been thinking lately about a question that Jesus answers in one of His most famous parables: What kind of God is waiting for us? It's a question that seems especially important in a world where many people are suspicious of religion...

12/13/2025

“I Wonder What Jesus Thinks About All This?”

Advent, Idolatry, the Coaching Carousel, and the College Football Playoffs Seen From Heaven Well, the College Football Playoff tournament for NCAA Division I FBS football is now set, with the first round on December 19th-20th. It will all culminate in the National Championship at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on January 19, 2026. Certainly there has been a good deal of drama this year, but isn't that always the case at the end of the season?...

Advent, Idolatry, the Coaching Carousel, and the College Football Playoffs Seen From Heaven Well, the College Football Playoff tournament for NCAA Division I FBS football is now set, with the first…

12/11/2025

URGENT - Friends, there is a text scam going around pretending to be me and asking for assistance for a sick individual or some other cause(s). These are NOT from me. Please ignore them and report the phone number(s) of the sender. -- Thanks, Neville (a.k.a. Opa)

12/01/2025

I Wonder What the Fans Are Doing Now?

Advent, Outrage, and Our Idolatry of Football I wonder what the fans are doing now. Not the coaches. Not the athletic directors. Not the boosters.The fans. Because as soon as Lane Kiffin floated his “I need to go home and pray about it” line at the Egg Bowl podium, a curious spiritual phenomenon swept across Mississippi: tens of thousands of Christians instantly shifted into a prayer life more intense than anything observed since their last SEC Championship bid....

Advent, Outrage, and Our Idolatry of Football I wonder what the fans are doing now. Not the coaches. Not the athletic directors. Not the boosters.The fans. Because as soon as Lane Kiffin floated hi…

12/01/2025

I Wonder What Coach Lane Kiffin Prayed?

Advent, Idols, and the SEC Coaching Carousel The Advent season is a time of holy waiting, a season when Christians lean forward toward the Coming One—the Child whose arrival dismantles kingdoms, reorders loyalties, and reminds us that glory is never where we think it is. At least, that’s the theory. In practice, Advent tends to collide with another sacred season in the American South: …...

Advent, Idols, and the SEC Coaching Carousel The Advent season is a time of holy waiting, a season when Christians lean forward toward the Coming One—the Child whose arrival dismantles kingdoms, re…