Searching for Faith at the Cross

March 20 Matthew 16:21-25 Just down the street from our church is a 10 x 10 block building that is said to be the second oldest building in Jefferson.  It’s called the Calaboose.  Our church acquired the building when we bought a small piece of property it sits on a...

Searching For Faith Through Interruptions

March 13, 2016 It’s rare that “Daddy Jack” Purcell meets me at the tennis court that he doesn’t have a story. I think most of them are true. On Friday morning he told me about the year that he was the principal for Rutledge Academy in Morgan County. The people of this...

Searching for Faith Through Mystery

March 6, 2016 Rev. 3:15-21 In my grandparents’ house over their bed in the living room (yes, their bed was in the living room) hung the Helms’ family crest. As I remember it, the crest had a helmet like a soldier would have worn in medieval times. On either side of...

Sewing Garments Together With Love

Seventy-five-year old Vivian Davis is constantly looking for ways to help people who are in need. People who know this drop items off at her home because they know she will get them into the right hands. Despite knee replacement surgery, she has traveled to Togo and...

Searching for Faith At the Table

February 28, 2016 Luke 24:28-35 When my grandfather died, my grandmother said one of the hardest things about living alone was preparing a meal for one person. This was a woman who had prepared biscuits from scratch every morning of her adult life. She made chocolate...