What makes you happy? I asked our youth pastor, David Mitchell, to post that question to our students on face book. Their answers ranged from “good grades” to “money” – sounds similar to what a lot of adults would say. One answer that caught my attention was “no stress.” So I asked David to post… Read More »
My First Canadian Thanksgiving
I celebrated my first Canadian Thanksgiving Tuesday night, even though the holiday was actually Monday. Our son-in-law’s parents, who live in Rock Hill, are Canadian and they invited us to eat dinner with them. We ate a lot of the same things we normally eat as part of our American Thanksgiving: Turkey, dressing, sweet potato… Read More »
Goodbyes
“Bye.” Liam repeated that word several times from the front porch where we were standing as Steven and Sara got in their car and drove away. They were heading home to Columbia after having said their goodbyes to Evan, Jacqueline, and Liam who are returning to Italy later this week. He waved in their direction… Read More »
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
During a quick trip to Kentucky last week for Jacqueline and Liam to visit with family one last time before they return to Italy this month, I stopped at a Dollar store to pick up something. Inside I was surprised by the amount of Christmas decorations already on the shelves for sale (pictures below). It… Read More »
Evan Made It Home
I heard the door open about 3:30 am this morning. Evan had just made it home. Our son-in-law, who serves in the Air Force, has been deployed since May and our daughter and grandson have been living with us while he was away. He flew from Germany to Baltimore yesterday and then drove all night… Read More »
Painting the Preschool Hall (Video)
A. T. Robertson’s Wednesday News & Views
Today’s Wednesday News & Views is dedicated to A. T. Robertson. A Virginia native, Robertson (1863-1934) was a professor at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky for 44 years. In addition to his teaching duties, he was a prolific author. He published 45 books, with a special focus on Greek studies. He was… Read More »
IMB says “Thank You”
I recently received two certificates (photo below) from the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention recognizing First Baptist for our generous giving to international missions. Traditionally Southern Baptist churches receive three mission offerings each year: one for international missions, one for North American missions, and one for state missions. For several years we… Read More »
Obadiah Holmes’ Wednesday News & Views
Today’s Wednesday News & Views is dedicated to Obadiah Holmes. An immigrant to the new world, he became the second pastor of the second Baptist church to exist in America (First Baptist Church of Newport, Rhode Island), where he served for thirty years until his death in 1682. But that is not why he is… Read More »
Sunday Recap 9/8/13
Sunday Recap: We kicked of a new sermon series on Psalm 119 and challenged everyone to read Psalm 119 once a week for the next three months, as well as memorize one verse a week from it. This week’s memory verse is Psalm 119:11. God moved people to pray at the altar and two families… Read More »
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