“February – The Double L Month” February, while the shortest month, is still very important. Two of the events that happen this month that makes it important are symbolized by the letter ‘L’. The first is Valentine’s Day which reminds us of love. Love is one of those words in English that can have […]
Matthew 1:19 reads: “Joseph was a man who always did what was right, but he did not want to disgrace Mary publicly; so he made plans to break the engagement privately.” [T.E.V.] Joseph is often the forgotten character in the Christmas story. He was a man of principles. Undoubtedly Joseph was a law-abiding, scripture-reading, synagogue-going […]
“The harvest is past, the summer is ended and we are not saved.” [Jeremiah 8:20 N.R.S.V.] I confess I do not like Autumn! I will admit the colors of the leaves are beautiful, the days are often bright and crisp, and the sky clearer than any other time of the year. Still I know that […]
“Now if you are unwilling to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served in the region beyond the river, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” [Joshua 24:15] There was […]
Each year for Charge Conference the pastor is asked to do a report of the state of the church that he or she is serving. Below is my report for this year. This has been another hard year for our church. Both membership and average attendance, for both Worship and Sunday School, is down. One promising […]
The Fourth of July is a very special day. It is the birthday of our nation and the time when we celebrate our freedom. It may be my favorite holiday of all. This is partly true because it comes during the summer which is becoming more and more, the older I get, my favorite time […]
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you.” [Jeremiah 1:5a N.R.S.V.] The theme for this, the 30th anniversary, resurrection was that each and every one of us is known by god. Thirty years ago three pastors in the Holston annual conference had an idea for a youth event each year in Gatlinburg, tn. […]
