Hi Everyone! I'm back from a week at Mission Camp in Ashe & Alleghany Counties, NC. It was a great week, and more will be posted later. I wanted to post quickly about the 10,000 Villages Drive to collect kits for displaced school children. The email this week said:"Ten Thousand Villages launches its 11th school supply… Continue reading Ten Thousand Villages School Kits Collection
Life’s a beach…
My cousin, well 3rd cousin once removed or something like that, has been written up in the local paper, and it's a story worth reading. Tommy Adams, from Galax, VA just turned 50. He's my mom's first cousin. He was injured in 1974 just before he started high school and became a quadriplegic. He recently… Continue reading Life’s a beach…
U2’s Music as Message to the Church!
I am a HUGE fan of U2's music and message. I listen to them often, have read lots of books about them, their faith, and their music, and have been fortunate to attend two different concerts (Vertigo 2005 in Philly and 360 Tour in 2009 in Charlottesville). Both concerts were worship experiences like I have… Continue reading U2’s Music as Message to the Church!
Sermon for 7/4/10: "Risking It All" (Ruth 1:1-19-Favorite Things Summer Worship Series)
"Risking It All" Sermon for 7/4/10 Favorite Things Summer Worship Series John Hus Communion Ruth 1:1-19a; Mark 8:34-38 Let us prepare our hearts and pause in prayer from a hymn from Hus's time: The Word of God, which ne're shall cease, Proclaims free pardon, grace and peace, Salvation shows in Christ alone, The perfect will… Continue reading Sermon for 7/4/10: "Risking It All" (Ruth 1:1-19-Favorite Things Summer Worship Series)
That’s what they said…
Here is some food for thought for this first weekend in July. I present another edition of "That's what they said.." Considering a Career in the Clergy...by Michelle Goodman http://abcnews.go.com/Business/career-clergy/story?id=11057335 Prophetic Leadership isn't an idle phrase... by Amy Butler http://www.abpnews.com/content/view/5300/9/ Hourly wages... what is fair and reasonable? http://abcnews.go.com/Business/walmart-ceo-pay-hour-workers-year/story?id=11067470