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This past Sunday marked the 21st anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks on our nation.  Like many who were at least teenagers or adults on that fateful day, I can remember exactly where I was when I first got the news, and how the rest of that morning played out for me.  The news… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective Sept 15, 2022

I had the opportunity to attend a retirement celebration this past Sunday evening for a pastor who had faithfully served his congregation for 30 years on neighboring Hilton Head Island.  It was a beautiful evening, filled with stories, laughter, pictures, and touching tributes that brought about more than a few tears.  The room could only… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective Sept 8, 2022

There are so many things in life that we don’t have to do, but will enrich our lives and experiences if we decide to do them.  We don’t have to share with other people, but if we do, we become more aware of how blessed we are.  We don’t have to love someone else, but… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective September 1, 2022

Have I mentioned that we’ve had lots of rain here recently?  As anyone who has spent any significant time on dirt roads can tell you, the inevitable low spots in the road can become puddles, swimming holes, or mud pits in no time at all.  The dirt roads on our island can all testify to… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective August 25, 2022

“Poets, priests and politicians have words to thank for their positions”.  So sang the British rock group The Police in one of their songs from 1980, and they were certainly correct.  Words have power – power to stir the soul, to move a man or woman to action, to build someone up or tear them… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective August 18, 2022

This past Sunday it rained.  Okay, perhaps that is putting it too mildly.  I’m not sure that deluge is even a strong enough word to convey what happened.  Perhaps most accurate would be to say that God turned the spigots fully open and left them like that for a few hours.  By the time someone… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective August 11, 2022

Earlier this week, a member of our community posted online some information about an issue that is currently being discussed.  Some of the information in the post directly contradicted information that had been publicly discussed by another group in our community.  In today’s world of keyboard warriors, it is not at all uncommon for there… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective July 28, 2022

On three separate occasions in the last few days, I have had the opportunity to spend time catching up with other friends who have lived here on the island for the last fifteen years or more.  With so much change coming at our island from so many different directions, there was something very comforting about… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective July 21, 2022

This has been our week for Vacation Bible School at the church, and we’ve had a blast with a bunch of the island kids.  However, for one of our participants, Monday morning didn’t get off to a very good start.  The tears started to flow less than half-way through the morning, and when I went… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective July 14, 2022

In church this past Sunday, one of our members asked for prayers; first for our church family, and then for the broader island community.  The secret about our sleepy little island has gotten out, and people are visiting here in droves.  Homes that had been on the market for years have been snatched up.  Vacant… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective July 7, 2022