What did he know & when did he know it?

Well, the latest presidentional campaign buzz is did John McCain hear the questions Rick Warren was asking Barack Obama? Was McCain outside the “Cone of Silence?”
I will be greatly disappointed in him if that is the case, but there may be another reason John McCain had ready answers to the questions. Could it possibly be that [...]

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness (Part 3)

Well, this wraps up the “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness” comparison to I John 1:1-4.

The PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS (v. 4)

The joy which Christ brings us is actually much deeper and richer than just plain happiness.

Joy comes from within – happiness relies upon circumstances, or external factors. It is a joy to walk with [...]

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness (Part 2)

I’d like to get back to the comparison of the phrase – “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness” to I John 1:1-4.
In this second post, let’s look at LIBERTY (vv. 2-3)
The Church of God consists of His people. You can build a building and put the name church on it, but that does [...]

Life on Mars?

Well, last night’s evening news showed some scientists at NASA who were simply giddy over the “discovery” of water on Mars. This, they posited, was evidence that life could exist on Mars, because water is essential to life. I’m no physicist (bio-, astro- or otherwise) however, I do have a couple of questions:

If life did [...]

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness (Pt. 1)

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 [...]

Bi-Vocational Ministers’ Conference (Part 2)

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 [...]

NC Baptist Bi-vocational Ministers Conference

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, [...]

The Appalachian Trail

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 [...]

A Word of Encouragement

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. [...]

Back to the Trip . . .

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 [...]