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There is an old stereotype of folk who come to worship only twice a year. It got to be a stereotype is the same way most stereotypes come to be: it is mostly true. There are people who come to worship just twice a year. They are very faithful, in their own way. Every Christmas and every Easter they’ll show up, and hardly anytime else. I met one my very first Sunday in the pulpit in my very fist appointment. She came to the door, introduced herself, and said she’d be back at Christmas, and… Continue

It was cold...



I mean, it’s cold as I write this, but a few weekends ago, it was cold. The sort of cold we folk, here in the Sunny South, just are not prepared for. The sort of cold that makes pipes freeze, and then burst. The sort of cold that makes dogs and cats cuddle up together. The sort of cold that makes husbands and wives snuggle with each other in front of a nice warm fire in the hearth.





OK, I hope it doesn’t take much of a cold… Continue

Each year five local churches join together for Holy Week services Sunday through Wednesday evenings of Holy Week. (Each year one of the churches has a bye.)



In planning this year's Holy Week services, the question came up about what mix of local and not-local mission organizations we should support with special offerings. We have a different offering each evening, and a representative of the mission introduces the offering.



The sad truth is, the local missions get bigger… Continue