Becoming Real: Giving When it Hurts

Becoming Real: Giving When it Hurts

Genesis 45:1-14; 25-28 There are some fish that cannot be caught. It’s not that they are faster or stronger than other fish; they are just touched by something extra. One such fish was the Beast, and by the time I was born he was already a legend. He’d passed up more...
Becoming Real: Learning to Be Honest With Ourselves

Becoming Real: Learning to Be Honest With Ourselves

Luke 7:36-50  “The Skin Horse had lived longer in the nursery than any of the others. He was so old that his brown coat was bald in patches and showed the seams underneath, and most of the hairs in his tail had been pulled out to string bead necklaces. He was wise,...
Becoming Real: Facing and Overcoming Our Fears

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...