I once looked in a mirror and saw long, thick, brown hair. Today I look in a mirror and see shorter, thinning, not-as-brown hair. Turn my head to the side and I catch a glimpse of a growing bald spot on the back of my head. Getting older has changed my appearance. It happens to… Read More »
Let’s Make It A Happy New Year
When Monieca and I left KY yesterday morning on our return drive to Rock Hill, the mountains were covered with a beautiful hard frost. The trees glistened and from a distance it looked like snow. Once we made it to the Virginia side of the mountain, it was snow. Just enough to paint the ground… Read More »
Sermon Recap 10.19.2014
Today’s message was part 2 of a four part series on GROWTH. II Peter 1:3-11 In verse 3 we’re told that because we know Jesus, He has given us His divine power. This power makes it possible for us to live a godly Christian life. Thus anyone who truly knows Christ can grow in Christ-likeness.… Read More »
Spring Baseball and Life
I spent this past week at the beach on a study retreat, working on several sermon series for the rest of the year. Thursday was beautiful day, so I went for a short bicycle ride. When I rode by a park, young kids were practicing baseball on one of the fields. Dads and moms stood… Read More »
Time Travel
Today Jacqueline and Liam are flying from Italy to Toronto, where they’ll stay for three weeks before coming to Rock Hill. Evan, who’s in the Air Force, begins a six month tour in Qatar in a few days. It’s a nine hour direct flight. Yet they’ll only lose three hours on the clock. They’ll leave… Read More »
Names – Then and Now
Our niece, Andrea, gave birth to her first child this past week. Jackson Homer weighted in at over nine pounds. Named after Andrea’s grandfather and dad, he’ll be called Jack. A lot of people have been praying for his safe arrival and are now excited to see him. That got me to thinking: what are… Read More »
Liam Is Growing And Changing
Tuesday morning we spoke to Jacqueline and Liam in Italy via Skype. Liam had just finished eating lunch and the evidence was on his face. After a few minutes passed I asked him if he had gotten the police car I sent him with our last package. He ran to get it, returning with the… Read More »
What’s Next?
Monday FBC hosted the annual MLK Interfaith Prayer Breakfast, with several hundred people in attendance. I jotted down a couple of comments made by the keynote speaker, Rev. Dr. Kenneth Monroe, who is the Presiding Prelate of the South Atlantic Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. After briefly recognizing the progress that… Read More »
Learning and Changing
Yahoo Sports recently published a series of articles on college basketball records they deemed to be “untouchable.” The #1 untouchable record: The seven consecutive national championships by the UCLA Bruins from 1967-1973. Much has been written about the tainted nature of those teams due to the relationship between UCLA booster Sam Gilbert and the players,… Read More »
Steve Spurrier, Football, and Church
Steve Spurrier, current South Carolina Gamecock football coach, has spent his whole life around football in the south. Born to a Methodist minister in Florida, the family eventually settled in east Tennessee where he played high school football. Most teams (at both the high school and college levels) ran the football almost exclusively. Spurrier’s team… Read More »