WE SEEK TO BE A LOVING COMMUNITY

I couldn’t help but feel a bit sad last night as I attended our congregation’s reception for the high school seniors.  Of course, I am very happy to see them making progress in life and achieving this important milestone.  I know that many wonderful events likely await them as they continue in their lives but

I don’t remember the first time I was told be patient, but I am I must have been very young.  Waiting has been a struggle that God continues to work on with me.  I think probably at the heart of my inability to grow into a more patient follower of Christ centers around my unwillingness

I have always been a dog person.  When I was growing up, we almost always had a dog.  Several of the favorite moments of my childhood years involved a dog.  When I started having a family of my own, it seemed natural to have a dog and so we did.  Some of the most intense

This past Sunday afternoon found me back in the Sanctuary but only this time I was in the audience.  The occasion was the celebration of two young men receiving their Eagle Scout.  If you aren’t familiar with Scouts, this is the highest rank in the program and only about 8% of those starting Scouts reach

I grew up in a 900 square foot house.  It was small by today’s standards where the average-size home is 2,300 square feet.  I remember driving to move into this house when I was just a few days away from my third birthday.  In fact, the drive to that house is the oldest memory I

One of the neat developments that is happening in my community of Fulton, MS is a renewed emphasis on the idea of community beautification.  To that end, efforts are being considered on many fronts including a revamping of the downtown area.  This week has seen the pouring of hundreds of feet of concrete forming a