Sep 14, 2019 | Blog
Not long ago, I needed to water some plants in my backyard. Mia, my granddaughter, was over for a visit and she wanted to help. I felt a little bit like Tom Sawyer, handing that hose over to her, but I didn’t have to convince her that it wasn’t every day that a...
Sep 8, 2019 | Sermons
Mark 9:30-36 September 8, 2019 Listen to the stories of these people. You have likely heard about all of them. After I share a summary of something each one of them did, I want you to think of what each of them has in common with the other. On December 1, 1955, in...
Sep 1, 2019 | Sermons
September 1, 2019 Romans 11:33-36 – 12:1-2 In the “Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” Mark Twain created a scene that has been recreated many times in theatres for the enjoyment of us all. Young Tom Sawyer is caught breaking the rules by his Aunt Polly, and as a...
Aug 25, 2019 | Sermons
August 25, 2019 Matthew 25:14-30 Many years ago, when I was a pastor in Moultrie, a young physician and his family visited our church. A few weeks later, I had a meal with him at a local Mexican restaurant. The young doctor had a beautiful family which included a...
Aug 18, 2019 | Sermons
August 18, 2019 Ecclesiastes 11:1-6 Two economists are walking down the street. The first one looks down and exclaims, “There is a $20 bill on the ground.” The other one turns to him and says, “That’s impossible. If it were there, someone...
