June, 2006 Archives

Name That Trinity

June 28th, 2006 · Posted in Church Humor, Humor, Religion · 4 Comments

Ordination standards was not the only debated issue at the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA). Another report dealt with the Trinity — and calling on the church to think of the Trinity in new ways. Many disagreed with The Trinity Paper — but it was accepted at the Assembly.
As I [...]

Sermon: Mark 4:35-41

June 25th, 2006 · Posted in SERMONS · 1 Comment

I’ve been quite busy since returning from vacation — but I did preach today!
The sermon was based on Mark 4:35-41 — and entitled The Perfect Storm.
Here’s a portion of it:
A TV news camera crew was on assignment in southern Florida filming the widespread destruction of Hurricane Andrew. The camera [...]

Peace, Unity, and Purity

June 22nd, 2006 · Posted in Church Polity, Current Affairs, Reflections · 3 Comments

Sally and I are still on vacation — but have come back to Sally’s mom’s house in Camden, SC for a few days before returning home to NC.
I posted last week my request for prayers for the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) — particularly as the delegates considered the [...]

The General Assembly

June 16th, 2006 · Posted in Christianity, Church Polity, Prayer, Religion · 4 Comments

Before I leave for vacation I wanted to ask all of you to be in prayer for the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) meeting in Birmingham, Alabama this week.
They are dealing with — and will be voting on — a lot of “hot topics” like the report from the Task Force On [...]

Vacation!!!

June 15th, 2006 · Posted in What's Going On With Me · 7 Comments

I’ll be gone for a week starting tomorrow — Sally and I will be spending the week with her brother and his daughters and their friends in Myrtle Beach, SC.
This means:
1. Spotty posting — I may be able to post some this weekend while at Sally’s mom’s house — but since I don’t [...]