The pictures from Mississippi and Louisiana show the utter destruction Hurricane Katrina caused. The numbers tell a story of destruction and death, also — over 65 dead — 54 in Mississippi (50 in one county) — 11 from the earlier strike in Florida. The cries for help — the panic — the look of despair [...]
Jimmy Buffet has a song "A Pirate Looks At 40" — in which a "pirate" reflects on turning 40. Well — here I am — a preacher turning 50! Today is my 50th birthday — and I am going to celebrate with a party that started out being with just a few friends — but [...]
I have posted my sermon for Sunday a little early this week — with all that is going on tomorrow I decided I needed to go ahead and get the sermon online!
The sermon is based on Matthew 16:21-28 – and entitled "A Life Of Faith" . It is an attempt to reflect upon my life [...]
OK — a little break from the posts about Robertson and Osama.
Tomorrow is an important day for me. For one thing, I turn 50 (more on that tomorrow) — but for another thing, it’s Draft Day in the East Coast Fantasy Football League! You may wonder why a 50 year old man gets excited [...]
Jack Wolfgang has a great post about the whole Pat Robertson mess — you can read it here. This week’s SojoMail from Sojouner’s has a wonderful article by Jim Wallis where he calls Robertson "an embarrassment to the church and a danger to American politics. "
I have never been a big Robertson fan — but [...]
I am the pastor of Hopewell Presbyterian Church in Florence, SC. I have been a Presbyterian Church (USA) pastor for over 20 years. I'm married, with no children - but 3 dogs! I enjoy meeting people, reading, blogging, watching sports, and fishing -- among other things.
The opinions you'll find here are mine alone. They do not necessarily express the views of my church, my Presbytery, my denomination, my family, my friends, or anyone else. The attempted humor you'll find here is definitely mine.
Bill Hayes
