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The next ten days will bring some spectacular events to our island community as we celebrate both as individual families and collectively as a community Thanksgiving and the beginning of the holiday season.  For any who have ever hosted a family Thanksgiving, there’s an instant recognition of the amount of work that goes into preparing,… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective November 20, 2025

I have found that my personal context heavily influences my ability to understand certain biblical concepts and commands.  I live in a rather tightly knit community where we tend to look out for each other, and where our disagreements don’t typically lead to violence, so my daily experiences within this context cause me to think… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective November 13, 2025

There are parts of my life that have turned out like I imagined when I was a teenager and in my early 20’s.  I’ve been happily married to one woman for nearly 30 years.  I have two fantastic, smart and kind children who are in their twenties.  Everyone is healthy.  We have a home to… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective November 6, 2025

Over the course of my life, I’ve had the opportunity to work on several worthwhile projects.  Some of those projects were immediate successes.  Some of those projects appear to have been destined for the scrap pile of history.  And some of those projects took years to advance.  Perhaps, with hindsight, I can see why some… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective October 30, 2025

Earlier this week, members of our County Council met to discuss amendments to an ordinance addressing county waterways.  Since our county has hundreds of miles of rivers and creeks, along with multiple public boat landings, it certainly makes sense that how the public utilizes these unique and beneficial assets would be something that the county… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective October 23, 2025

Life in our community is fairly laid back (it is an island, after all).  People aren’t often in a hurry, unless they are trying to catch the ferry.  Otherwise, the speed of life is relatively relaxed.  Road rage isn’t really a thing, as traffic isn’t a problem, and even if two vehicles have stopped in… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective October 16, 2025

In discussions involving the topic of free speech, it is often cited that a person cannot simply yell “fire” in a crowded movie theater when there is no fire and then expect to not have consequences for that particular speech.  Hearing that one word – “fire” – yelled out is meant to evoke a specific… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective October 9, 2025

It has been observed that, during the early settling of the British Colonies in North America, the first two buildings constructed were the church and the pub, thereby filling two great needs found among humans while ensuring that people could gather in their chosen environments.  You would be hard pressed to find a community today… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective October 2, 2025

Recently my wife and I snuck off of the island for a few days and headed up to the Great Smoky Mountains in eastern Tennessee.  The difference between the topography of the Lowcountry and the mountains is stunning and makes for a delightful change of pace.  There’s a majesty to the ocean, but similarly there’s… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective September 25, 2025

Years into his reign as leader of Israel, King David had drifted apart from God. Likely due to the trappings of the throne, where political, military, and financial power allowed him to do whatever he wanted, David seemed to believe more in his crown than the sovereign king of all Creation who placed the crown… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective September 18, 2025