MINISTER'S BLOG

As a little boy, it seemed to me that every really good story always began the same:  “Once upon a time…”.  The stories from this point would go in countless different directions but all started

One of my favorite metaphors from Scripture regarding God and us, His children, is that of Shepherd and sheep.  I envision a beautiful pastoral scene where the Good Shepherd has led His flock to feed

It is fast approaching the time when we will start to think about what we would like to see change in ourselves over the coming New Year.  I know it is perhaps a bit early

I have had a love/hate relationship with asparagus.  Let me explain.  Asparagus was one of the vegetables that my parents included in the garden every year.  Mom and dad really seemed to like to eat

I am not really sure of the first time I heard the word Conduit.  I believe it was when I was working within a Church that was needing to do either a building addition or

This week finds me writing this blog a bit early in order to head back to Kansas to attend the funeral of my Aunt Frances.  I don’t know if she ever made a trip to

One of Camille and my favorite pastimes is sitting on the back porch and watching the birds.  I think I learned this joy at a very early age.  As a boy growing up there were

When I was a boy, a familiar group activity among my friends was a tug of war.  It was always fun to battle it out and hope that your side would be the victor.  Many

As the daily display of beauty, otherwise known as, Fall in Mississippi intensifies, I was reminded of an earlier blog post and thought it might be good to give an update.  Maybe you will remember