Mark Shaw has a little book called Doing Theology with Huck and Jim. It begins with Huck and Jim climbing aboard their raft, about to take off on a life with no cares at all. They talk for a minute about all the things they will not miss, and then Huck says: “What’d [...]
Don’t know where this came from, but I got a kick out of it, and thought it was worth passing on: THE PRAYER OF CYRUS BROWN by Sam Walter Foss “The proper way for a man to pray,” Said Deacon Lemuel Keyes, “And the only proper attitude Is down upon his knees.” “No, [...]
Worship Service Sermon: “Stay in Love with God” Anthem: “Jesus, My Lord, My God, My All”
I’ve now been in the ministry for most of my adult life…20 years as a minister of music, and now almost 21 years as a pastor, and I can tell you that I have come to understand that it is fear which lies at the root of almost every human problem. We are afraid of [...]
Fred Craddock, professor of NT and preaching at Emory University, loves to tell of his experience of growing up. His father didn’t go to church, in fact, he was extremely critical of it. Every once in a while, the pastor of the local church would come by and talk to Mr. Craddock, but he [...]
My wife and I have a home on Lake Norman where we plan to retire. Weekends find us there trying to keep the place up. From one week to the next, the spiders take over, the grass grows, the leaves fall, the gutters clog…you know the drill…so most of Saturday is spent keeping the demons [...]
Worship Service Includes special recognition service for Cub Scouts receiving God and Me Award Choir Anthem: I Choose You Sermon: “Do Good”
Today I thought I would share with you the prayer with which I try to begin every day. It was written by Thomas Merton, and comes from “Thoughts in Solitude.” MY LORD GOD, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I do not know where [...]
I ran across a quote today from one of my old professors at Duke. His name is D. Moody Smith, G.W. Ivy Professor Emeritus of New Testament, widely regarded as one of the foremost Jesus scholars, and an expert on the Gospel of John. Dr. Smith, in characteristic fashion, stated boldly: The idea has become [...]
Brian’s newest book is titled FINDING OUR WAY AGAIN, The Return of the Ancient Practices. Early in the book, Brian tells of conducting an interview with Dr. Peter Senge in front of about 500 pastors. Dr. Senge reported that he had just come from a major bookstore, where he had asked the proprietor about what [...]
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