I was reading an article recently about the Constitution and of course there was the phrase – “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.”
I was struck by how that relates to the text we find in I John 1:1-4.
I’d like to share this with you over the next couple of posts. First, we see the [...]
Each year there is a different theme for the conference. In recent years the focus has been on revival, spiritual gifts and other timely topics. This year the theme was on leadership. Conference speakers are told what the theme is, but they are to pray and seek God’s direction as to the actual message (as [...]
I mentioned (briefly) in a recent post that I was at the NC Bi-vocational Ministers Conference. For those who may not be familiar with the term bi-vocational means two vocations. Two callings. Two careers. So, a bi-vocational minister is a pastor, music minister, evangelist, etc AND something else. That something else consists of farmers, plumbers, [...]
On our trip a couple of weeks ago Eileen wanted to go for a day hike on the Appalachian Trail. We did a small section (about 5 miles) in the area of Max Patch Mountain and then up to the top of the mountain. This is me on the “AT”.
While a bit strenuous for a short [...]
As I write this post, it is early Sunday morning and Eileen and I are at the annual gathering of the NC Bi-Vocational Ministers Conference at Caraway (near Asheboro).
This is my ninth year and it is always a wonderful time. The conference topics are always worthwhile and informative as well as challenging at times. [...]
Well, after a brief hiatus from writing about our trip to the mountains – I now return.
On Wednesday and Thursday of our week in the mountains, we climbed a couple of large mountains.
On Wednesday, we hiked up Mt. Pisgah, which is located on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Named after the Biblical Mountain from which Moses [...]
The news is breaking even now that NC Senator Jesse Helms has died. The Fourth of July is a good time for us to think about the history of this statesman.
Like him or not, you must admit you always knew where Jesse Helms stood. He did not wait for poll results to see what [...]
Say it ain’t so, Andy!
For those of you who are fans of the old Andy Griffith shows (and who isn’t . . .)
There was an episode where Barney proclaimed giraffes were selfish. (Dogs help each other out.)
Well, it seems at least one giraffe took that as a call to be more community-minded.
In an article entitled [...]
The second day of our journey into the Pisgah National Forest included a tour of the waterfalls in the Brevard area.
We used Kevin Adams’ book North Carolina Waterfalls – Where to Find Them, How to Photograph Them as our guide. This turned out to be both a very informative guide for deciding which falls to [...]
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