In her comment to my post on Saddam Hussein, Linda brought up that there are other dictators in the world who terrorize their own people. She gives a link to an article in Parade magazine that lists these “top 10″ worst dictators:
1. Omar al-Bashir, Sudan.
2. Kim Jong-il, North Korea
3. Than Shwe, Burma (Myanmar)
4. Robert [...]
I have posted today’s sermon on my sermon blog. It’s the first part of a series on “Who We Are” where I use 1 Peter 2:9 as a description of who God calls us to be — and then use different passages — today John 1:1-14 — as examples of how we can become [...]
I found this quote at the Henri Nouwen Society web site:
So much of our energy, time, and money goes into maintaining distance from one another. Many if not most of the resources of the world are used to defend ourselves against each other, to maintain or increase our power, and to safeguard our own privileged [...]
Oops!
I just realized that — in all the Christmas Eve excitement — I forgot to post my sermon from last week.
Well — here it is.
It’s based on Luke 2:22-38 — and entitled “Is It Good News Or Bad News?”
Here’s a portion of it:
Charles Swindoll has written a rather telling poem about [...]
CNN and other news sources report that Saddam Hussein has been executed. While I know Christ preached love for enemies, I also know that at times we must stop tyrants and dictators that are threats to their own people and others. Hussein may be in the same category as Hitler and others.
I’d be interested [...]
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
