September 13, 2009 - Jonah 4:1-11
Problem solved
It’s been about ten or twelve years since I told my first plumbing story from this pulpit.  Through the years I’ve shared various experiences involving water and tools.  I will not review all of them, except to say that no one has ever asked me to join the Handyman [...]

By the time you receive this e-mail, summer will be over.  It’s nose-to-the grindstone, with no long weekends or holidays for weeks to come.  Summer, American-style, officially ended yesterday.
But I’m writing my reflections from “Pay Jay’s,” a convenience store and café near Lake Gaston, off I-85 near the Virginia border.  Our son Phil’s wife has [...]

Hosea 6:1-6 (September 6, 2009)
Daddies don’t leave
I’ve always admired my younger brother David and his wife, Rayanne.  They have great big hearts, and six wonderful kids.  We pray for them, because if anything ever happens to David and Ray, according to the will Bob and Linda will have six more wonderful kids. Two of their [...]

(This sermon was given September 3, 2009 under the arbor at St. Matthews UCC, Maiden, NC, as part of their annual revival services.)
“Pakistan to Hickory: An Evangelical in the UCC”
Romans 10:9-15
Thunderbolts

It is a special joy to be here tonight, for many reasons.  First, over the last few years especially Linda and I feel we have [...]