Jan 18, 2015 | Blog
If you take a quick stroll through the religion section of a bookstore, it might surprise you how many people are going to heaven these days but are not staying. Currently, there are no less than twelve such books for sale on Amazon about people who have taken a brief...
Jan 3, 2015 | Blog
When our children were young, we owned bicycles equipped with child seats. Riding the bicycle with one of our boys in a child’s seat was a fun way for us to spend time together. I got some exercise while one of the boys enjoyed the changes of scenery. We also talked...
Dec 25, 2014 | Blog
When I was about the age of three, I had my first chance to sit on Santa’s knee. He was in the back of George Shipman’s Dixie Dandy, Close to the bottle drinks, meat section, and Christmas candy. A “Ho! Ho! Ho!” came from a mouth I could not see, Words...
Dec 12, 2014 | Blog
The Bricks for Ricks Foundation recently contributed $2500 to the Care for One Hundred Campaign along with $1500 from the First Baptist Church of Jefferson to Dr. Olu Menjay on his recent visit to Gainesville First Baptist Church. Dr. Menjay is the Principal of Ricks...
Dec 6, 2014 | Blog
During Advent, stories of the miraculous emerge from our scripture readings. An angel appears to Mary, then Joseph, to ready them for a virgin birth. Angels appear to shepherds as they keep watch of their sheep during the night. Ananias and Sapphira, long awaiting the...
Dec 4, 2014 | Blog
An Advent Devotional On our trip to Finland last summer, we were greeted by days filled with eighteen hours of sunshine. Now this sounds nice, but our biological clocks actually crave darkness. Like chickens that know it’s time to roost because the sun goes...
