In the mid-19th century, Philip Schaff came to America from Germany to teach at our seminary in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.  A decade later Schaff returned home to lecture.  He told his former countrymen how strange things were across the ocean.
Among the oddities Schaff had to explain was separation of church and state.  A natural result was [...]

Recently Alice Davidson shared with the Spiritual Council some ideas on praying for the pastors.  As a pastor, I can tell you I’m in favor!

Every once in a while someone comes up with a fresh idea that makes everyone else say, “Now why didn’t I think of that?” 
The latest such common-sense, get-the-community-involved, meet-needs, have-fun, change-lives, glorify-God-with-your-good-works idea in Catawba County is a project called “HOPE” - “Help Our People Eat.”

Last week I decided to watch myself on TV.  I wasn’t glad I did.  I don’t know that I’ve watched my own sermon on video since seminary.  It is, at the least, kind of strange.
We not only don’t record our worship sermons on video at Corinth; we don’t even record them on audio.  The reason [...]

(This is a letter to the editor I have submitted to the local paper.)
Editor, Hickory Daily Record
I attended the Visiting Writers’ Series event with Mitchell Gold Thursday, January 28, at Lenoir Rhyne University and came away saddened.
What disappointed me was that we have not come further in our ability to discuss controversial issues, even in [...]