Becoming Real: Facing and Overcoming Our Fears

1 Samuel 17:2-11; 31-37; 48-51 In 1922, Margery Williams wrote “The Velveteen Rabbit.” The story is about a toy rabbit that is given to a boy at Christmas. The boy plays with the rabbit briefly before laying it aside to play with his other toys. The rabbit soon...
Unbridled Joy on Display at Graduation

Unbridled Joy on Display at Graduation

Most schools just finished with another academic year and have graduated another class of students.   Graduation services have been held.   Here in Jefferson, GA, two male athletes stood in the position of valedictorian and salutatorian.  Evan Shirreffs, the...
This is the Way.  Walk in It.

This is the Way. Walk in It.

Old Testament: Numbers 13:1, 26-33 New Testament: Matthew 7:13-14 Hello, everyone. I was just looking at this map to find where the Appalachian Trail crosses the next major highway. If you are under 35 you may have never used a road map. I doubt you will every carry...

Warning: Roadblock Ahead

May 24, 2015 Numbers 22:21-35 We usually think of volcanic eruptions happening in Hawaii or in some foreign country, but this year is the thirty-fifth anniversary of the massive volcanic explosion in the state of Washington when Mount St. Helens erupted. I was a...

“I” is in the Middle of Sin

Philippians 2:1-11 This is the time of the year that we tell our graduating seniors to go out into the world and make their mark. We tell them that the sky is the limit and that they are limited only by their dreams. America is the land of opportunity. It is still a...