As some of you know, my family and I have started looking for a permanent home in Mount Airy. In many ways, of course, that has been a lot of fun. It’s exciting to see new places and to dream of what you might do with a house once you moved into it. But the [...]
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House Hunting with Jesus
Posted in General, Ministry, My Church on July 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A Moving Experience
Posted in General on June 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It seems like it’s been a long time coming, but the members of my family—wife Teresa, daughter Windham and dog Mae—have finally arrived in Mount Airy. I can’t tell you how grateful I am for all the prayers and words of encouragement that many of you have offered for us over the course of the [...]
Oh, Rapture!
Posted in Current Events, General, Ministry on May 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As I write this, it’s about 4 o’clock in the afternoon on May 21, 2011—the day that some Christian ministries have been proclaiming for months as the guaranteed day that Jesus will return to take His faithful home. Since my latest look at CNN.com shows no indications of sudden theophanies or mass disappearances of believers [...]
The Relentless Rush to Enter Rest
Posted in General, Ministry, My Church on May 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Take my yoke upon you and learn from me…and you will find rest for your souls.” (Matthew 11:29) I’ve been participating in a lot of church committee meetings lately. All in all, that’s a good thing. In fact, it’s something that I requested, since I’ve been trying to use these gatherings as a learning tool [...]
Just Thanks
Posted in General, Ministry, Small Town Life on May 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It’s Friday night here in my new hometown of Mount Airy, NC. Although it’s been a slightly intense week (along with normal tasks of ministry and rich-but-unexpected interactions, I actually had at least one committee meeting every night) tonight has been one of those rare evenings that is extraordinarily rewarding, precisely because it’s so ordinary. After [...]
Can You “Here” Me Now?
Posted in General on April 23, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I’ve recently been reading a new book on spiritual practices or disciplines by Brian McLaren titled “Naked Spirituality: A Life with God in 12 Simple Words.” I’ve only made it through a handful of chapters at this point, so it’s a little premature to offer any overall assessments. But I’ve already been blessed by the [...]
A Minor Twist of Faith
Posted in General, Ministry, My Church, Small Town Life on April 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The church in Mount Airy, NC, that I’ve been serving for almost three whole weeks received a letter in the mail the other day. The letter was from a local family whose 5-month son had been taken to Duke Medical Center to receive treatment for a rare and serious heart condition. As you can imagine, the treatment [...]
A Time for Clearing
Posted in General, Ministry, Small Town Life on February 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Today, I paid to have a large pile of dead tree limbs and other brush removed from my yard. I really hated to waste money on an expense that offers so little in the way of tangible benefit (other than the absence of the pile). But the stack had grown far too large for me to [...]
Snow Day
Posted in General, Ministry, My Church on January 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
My community got hit pretty hard by a winter storm this weekend. Truth be told, conditions to the north and west of us are much worse. But we did end up with enough ice on the roads to justify the cancellation of our regular gatherings for Bible study and worship today. [Unfortunately, we were also forced [...]
What If She Had Said No?
Posted in General on March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In recent months, I’ve been attempting to enrich my devotional life by “praying the hours” with the help of an approach to the Divine Office provided by Universalis.com. Here is their reflection about today–the traditional date for the celebration of the Annunciation. The question may strike you as irreverent. How dare I suggest that the [...]
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