Eerily barren, the tiny uninhabited island of Hart Island sits in the shadows of Manhattan’s looming skyscrapers – a short distance but a far cry from the bright lights of New York City. Initially named after the human heart by British cartographers because of its shape, the 131-acre island, only a mile long and 0.25 miles […]
This morning I was praying asking the Lord what our goal should be for our Christmas offering to missions. The number I came up with was $1000. An hour or so later I received an email from Sherlyn Medlin, who is our church’s representative for this offering. She stated that after praying she felt that […]
In my last blog I asked, “What does it mean to be human?” We typically excuse our mistakes with a shrug of the shoulders and the statement, “I’m only human.” Songs have been sung attempting to rectify mistakes, or remove ourselves from taking responsibility for our actions. Yet what I’m discovering as I meditate on this question is that our answer […]
There was a time in my life when I was embittered, angry, and unforgiving towards another when the Lord revealed to me that I should release them from the expectations that I had placed upon them. When I did this it empowered me to see them as another human being. This paved the way to […]
This morning I woke up around 2 A.M. to brush my teeth, get dressed and make the drive over to Waxhaw to pick up John David, and his friend James. They are flying to Uganda for a short term mission trip to save lives – physically and eternally. After dropping them off at the airport […]
English writer, Christian Philosopher, and Apologist, G.K. Chesteron wrote: “Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live, taking the form of a readiness to die.” “No holiday says “America” the way Veterans Day does. On this day we celebrate not just our freedom, our independence, our democracy, but the […]
