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… Read More »
Learning to Share Space
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… Read More »
An Idea for the Beautification of Fulton, MS
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… Read More »
Seeing Easter Strategically
Easter Sunday, April 17, will soon be here and I am very excited! Not only is it a beautiful time of the year in Northeast Mississippi, but it is also a time like none other in terms of seeing people gather to worship. Sometimes I hear Christians who regularly attend a local congregation criticizing those… Read More »
Breaking the Cycle of Guilt by Association
I remember when I was attending grade school a situation that I suppose is pretty common. One of my fellow students had broken one of the rules of the classroom and our teacher had become aware of the transgression but not the guilty party. The teacher urged the guilty one to admit their action and… Read More »
Clueless
I am currently following a regimen of Bible reading that if I stay with it every day, I will have read the entire Bible by December 31. The way this is set up I end up reading a section from the Old Testament, a section from the New Testament as well as a section from… Read More »
Making a Home in Mississippi
March 3, two years ago, Camille and I made our way into Mississippi with a final destination of Fulton. We brought all we owned in a U-Haul truck and anxiously arrived at what would be our new home. I remember the day very, very well. The sun was shining, the flowers were blooming, and great… Read More »
Searching for Meaning in the Message
One of the great joys of my life is getting to spend large blocks of time examining Holy Scripture. Part of the weekly challenge of someone who is a Preacher or Teacher of God’s Word is to faithfully communicate the messages revealed in Scripture. Surprisingly, this really isn’t too difficult to do if that is… Read More »
A Valentine Dinner’s Lesson in Grace
Camille and I went out to dinner in Tupelo on the Saturday before Valentine’s. We were hoping to beat the crowds as well as celebrate with a good meal. As we were thinking about where we would eat, we both somehow found ourselves craving a certain chain restaurant that always seemed to be dependable as… Read More »
Thinking About Major Life Changes!
This week has me thinking about a decision that Camille and I made 2 years ago. It was about this time in 2020 that we received word from the Elders of the Itawamba Christian Church informing us that the congregation had voted to extend to us a call for ministry there. While it was good… Read More »
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