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When Hurricane Idalia came roaring through the Big Bend of Florida with a projected path that came directly over our island community, we watched carefully and made the necessary preparations.  Understanding that Florida and Georgia would absorb the worst of the energy, our expectation was that Idalia would weaken to a tropical storm as she… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective Sept 14, 2023

Tropical Storm Idalia paid the Lowcountry a visit last week, rushing past us after having poured out her wrath upon Florida and Georgia.  Fortunately, the winds and rains that found us did relatively little damage, and I’m not aware of any homes that were in need of repair as a result of storm.  There were,… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective September 7, 2023

I recently received notice that I my Nextdoor account has been temporarily disabled for a violation of the community guideline.  Specifically, the notice told me that “Nextdoor is a place to discuss topics that are important to your local community.  We have rules on where members may post about religious, non-local and political issues.”  Evidently,… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective August 31, 2023

There have been a few social media posts within our community recently that elicited lots of comments.  The respective subject matter was intended to create an emotional response, and it is safe to say that these messages succeeded, with the evidence being provided in the strength of many of the responding comments.  Even though these… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective August 24, 2023

I’ve been spending the last few days seeing family and wandering around my childhood home – both the house itself and the town.  In every nook and around every corner are memories of people and events long past.  Some of those memories bring laughter and smiles, some a tinge of sadness, and some of them… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective August 17, 2023

A ride down a dirt road is inherently bumpy (at least, here on our island).  Sometimes the ride may be smoother than others, but the very nature of a dirt road means that there will be jostling and jarring as the road surface changes with the condition of the underlying material.  During the ride, as… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective August 10, 2023

I have a confession to make:  I like to know the answer.  It doesn’t really matter what the question is.  If I’m honest with myself, I want to be able to answer the question accurately.  Whether the topic is history, geography, science, politics, sports, or theology, I like to know the correct answer.  Admittedly, that’s… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective August 3, 2023

At the church, we’ve been having troubles with our septic system, and we’ve undertaken several steps (some not yet completed) that will hopefully, upon completion, address the situation and keep stuff flowing properly for years to come.  One of the issues that we’ve needed to address is having vehicles, including golf carts, driving all over… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective July 27, 2023

There have always been contentious issues either dividing or threatening to divide our nation.  However, in our small, ferry-accessed island community, we’ve done a fairly good job of dealing with our differences by focusing on our similarities.  After all, we know that normal people don’t live on bridgeless islands, so our desire to be here… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective July 20, 2023

Anyone who has spent any amount of time on Daufuskie outside of the planned developments knows that there are gas powered vehicles here.  Some of those vehicles are large – like dump trucks, cement trucks, fire trucks.  And when those vehicles are moving about at the speed limit (35 MPH in most places outside of… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective July 13, 2023