What’s The Real Reason(s) People Don’t Attend?

     Last Friday our youth went to Mt. Nebo in Arkansas to rappell and hike.  As they loaded up their bags and negotiated seating I found myself feeling rather ackward.  I had wanted to go with them on the trip and would have enjoyed it, but circumstances necessitated staying here.   As they were putting luggage on the trailer and [...]

Never the same…

  Well, the inevitable happened.  I should have known it was coming, there were all the signs.  There were those times when I picked up my Bible preaching and had to “adjust” arm length to read the “red letters.”  The computer monitor on the front pew was easier to read than the Bible in my [...]

Update in the delta

  Well, it is official the river crested here in Greenville last Friday.  The levee held without any major problems, though one spot on the Lake Village side had everyone worried.  I appreciated everyone offering up prayers, boats, and waders.  Before you put them away you may want to check with Wille Nettle and the folks in [...]

Harry Potter Back In Court

   I noticed Harry Potter is once again in Federal court.  This time it concerns Michigan native, Steve VanderArk.  Mr. VanderArk is fifty years old, and since the publication of “The Sorcerer and The Stone” in ‘98 he has read all the books…. 30-40 times!  He has spent the last few years writing a lexicon [...]

56.8 Feet and Rising

  Greetings from the Mississippi delta.  We are finally beginning to get our delta legs under us.  After six months of calling Greenville home, it is still amazing to me how much culture changes only three hours down the road.  I seem to remember some of this when I moved from Oklahoma to Arkansas, and [...]

“To boldly go where…” well maybe not so boldly

    After a year of contemplation I am finally embarking on the epic adventure… off to discover mystery, intrigue, awe, and amazement.  On the journey I expect to find new friends, engage in daring excursions to mysterious worlds, and stare into the eyes of my limitations.  I am starting a blog.
   Neil, my son, started [...]