I don’t know about you, but I’m having a hard time getting into the “Christmas Spirit” this year.  Tell you the truth, I get kinda confused on what that actually means!  If that means buying “a lot of gifts that I really can’t afford at this time for my kids who really don’t need any [...]

I had an interesting conversation with my stud 13 year old son Clay.  He was trying to figure out what he wanted for Christmas, and he slyly dropped the hint about Dr. Dre’s headphones.  For my “advanced generational” friends, these headphones resemble your 8-track headphones, slightly smaller, and cost close to $200!  I slyly countered [...]

As I’m sitting at my computer, waiting for the 160 bulletins to reprint because I messed the first batch up by leaving certain people off the prayer list, and leaving certain people who have recently passed away on it, I find my self contemplating this wonderful life I have.  I find it amazing how blessed [...]

Thanksgiving is designed for reflection.  So here are my Thanksgiving “Lists” Things I’m very Thankful: (the No-Brainers) 1. God.  Of course a pastor is going to say this, but if I was working in a factory I would still be as dependent on God as I am working in a church.  Since I can can [...]

For the original link for this article follow: http://blog.heritage.org/2011/11/08/obama-couldnt-wait-his-new-christmas-tree-tax/   President Obama’s Agriculture Department today announced that it will impose a new 15-cent charge on all fresh Christmas trees—the Christmas Tree Tax—to support a new Federal program to improve the image and marketing of Christmas trees. In the Federal Register of November 8, 2011, Acting [...]

We recently asked our Music Minister to resign.  There were philosophical and stylistic differences that kept us from operating on the same page, and clear expectations were not being met.  It was a difficult decision to make, but the right one. Our Minister of Music, Charles Yale, had served our congregation with integrity and honor [...]

Legacy and Heritage are two big words.  We often think of them with large personalities in mind, those who impacted generations.  I think of them with small, humble people in mind. My Aunt Atsie Mae Hales passed away last Monday, October 10th at the age of 91.  She was the last one of her generation, [...]

Sunday we talked about the Woman at the Well.  I really was moved by the ideal that Jesus saw past the social baggage and reached this woman’s soul.  He didn’t allow her attitude to push away his grace. How often do we judge the book by it’s cover?  We label people, and reject them as [...]

For those of our friends and family who don’t get to see our kids as much any more I thought I’d give you an update on how each one is doing.             Clay – age 13 – Clay is turning into our little stud athlete we always knew he would [...]

I’ve been working out to lose weight since the beginning of the summer.  I’ve lost right around 20 lbs. so far, but I’ve been sitting at 200 lbs. for several weeks.  It’s driving me crazy!  My target weight is 185, so having 15 lbs. to go seems pretty daunting considering how long I’ve seemed to [...]