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In a nation that has been so focused on work for the last few centuries, it is difficult to detach our personal identity from our vocation.  If you think about it, when you meet someone new, the first three questions are typically “What’s your name? Where are you from? What do you do?”  As we… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective April 10, 2025

Every Wednesday I have lunch with a group of men at our church.  The format is quite simple – I arrive about a half-hour early to fire up the grill and get the burgers cooking so that when the guys arrive at noon, the food is ready.  We bless the food, sit down and eat,… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective April 3, 2025

Some friends of mine who do not live on the island but have been to our church services on multiple occasions recently asked for my opinion about finding a new church home.  They are moving from their current urban setting to a more suburban location, and as they were considering new churches, they found themselves… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective March 27, 2025

Most people, upon visiting our bridgeless island, realize that it is not a place where they could actually live.  Sure, it might be a great place to spend a few days or weeks, unplugged from the hustle and bustle of the rest of the world while being surrounded by the serenity of live oaks, dirt… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective March 20, 2025

There was a book that came out in the early 1980’s that poked fun at the modern notion of masculinity.  The title of the book was “Real Men Don’t Eat Quiche” and, while it is a work of satire, it was driven by observations of behaviors that caught the eye of the author.  Among those… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective March 13, 2025

The weather forecast for Wednesday really wasn’t horrible – with the exception of a few hours during the morning when a frontal system was expected to come roaring through.  This same weather system had already produced straight-line winds in excess of hurricane speeds as it worked its way through the middle part of the nation,… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective March 6, 2025

There are times when you can see clearly the calamity that is about to unfold for someone that you know and love – unfortunate consequences that are completely avoidable, if only the person would listen to you.  However, sometimes people don’t see what is clear to others.  It may be that they are simply too… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective February 27, 2025

In the twenty years that I have lived on Daufuskie Island, there have been several things that I have worked hard on, earnestly desiring to bring about a specific outcome, yet ultimately not getting the results that I had desired.  I had prayed about it, enlisted help from others, and worked diligently, yet it appears… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective February 20, 2025

Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day.  Vast quantities of chocolate will be purchased and given, frequently in heart-shaped boxes.  Valentine’s cards will be slipped onto desks in school, placed in obvious locations in homes, or shipped through the mail – all to the great joy of Hallmark.  Red roses will be flying off the shelves, delivered as… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective February 13, 2025

More than 2,500 years ago, a Greek philosopher named Heraclitus said “A man cannot step into the same river twice, because it is not the same river, and he is not the same man.”  It was a profound observation at the time, based upon his ability to see that the water was constantly moving downstream,… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective February 6, 2025