MINISTER'S BLOG
For over 40 years, we've been helping spread God's good news here in Fulton and throughout the world, and we pray that God will continue to use our congregation.
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
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
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
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
Read More...A Pandemic Worse Than Covid!
Part of the strange new world of living in a pandemic is meeting via Zoom. I find myself writing this blog as I have completed one such meeting and am waiting for another. In one
Read More...What Football Taught Me About Hope
For those who have visited my office at the Church building, it won’t come as a surprise to learn that I am a fan of the Kansas City Chiefs. I have a Chiefs pennant proudly
Read More...How Being Stopped By the Police Taught Me Leadership
Probably about 7 or 8 years ago, Camille and I were making our way to the Church building for another day of work. We were living in Topeka, KS at the time and were driving
Read More...What Will Covid’s Effect Be on Itawamba Christian Church?
What Will Covid’s Effect Be on Itawamba Christian Church? I suppose asking this question on January 13, 2022, might seem a little strange. Now that we are nearly 2 years into this situation, I can understand
Read More...Learning from the Wisdom of Youth
One of the interesting aspects of being a Minister is the diversity of experiences you get to have in the course of everyday life. Case and point, a couple of days ago I found myself,
Read More...Focusing on What Can Be Known!
This week marks a date that I have had in the back of my mind for about 30 years. It started on January 1, 1992 when I was with my dad celebrating his 70th birthday.
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