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This Sunday is my favorite day of the year to be a resident of this special island.  First, since it is a Sunday, we’ll have our worship service at the church at 10:00 am, and all are cordially invited to attend.  Then, at 1:00 pm, we hold our Community Thanksgiving feast.  People from all corners… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective Nov 16, 2023

I recently saw an advertisement on TV for a new mobile phone with a fantastic camera with advanced photography software.  Just using the phone, you could take several pictures of your friends and then combine the best facial images into one perfect picture, so that you didn’t have people squinting or looking away or frowning. … Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective November 9, 2023

This weekend marks the end of daylight savings, when we turn the clocks back an hour and enjoy the thought that Sunday will have an extra hour in the day.  For many it will mean knowing that they can stay up a bit later Saturday night without having to worry about getting up on Sunday… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective November 2, 2023

Last Saturday, our island benefitted from three separate community events.  The first event was a cleanup effort for Mr. Cleve’s property that took place first thing in the morning.  The second event, offering flu and Covid vaccines, took place mid-day at the Fire House.  The final event, a BBQ cookoff/fundraiser, was held in the afternoon… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective Oct 26, 2023

My youngest daughter is a very skilled photographer (a father is allowed to boast if its true, right?)  She has an eye for the details that make the difference between a good picture and a great picture, and she has developed the technical skills to then produce that shot with her camera.  So I showed… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective October 19, 2023

It is perhaps difficult to overstate the power of emotions.  The human body can be strengthened to remarkable levels.  The human mind can plumb amazing depths.  Yet emotions can overrule the strongest body and the sharpest mind.  Both love and hate can reduce us to whimpering puddles, diminishing in seconds what it may have taken… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective October 12, 2023

Hundreds, if not one thousand miles north of us, wildfires are burning in Ontario, Canada.  Honestly, I don’t normally pay attention to events in Canada, if for no other reason than it is so far away from us.  But just the other day, when I found myself at the edge of the island looking into… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective October 5, 2023

Work to upgrade some of our main dirt roads is underway.  From what we were told in public meetings, by both County representatives and members of the company who have been hired to do the work, School Road, Church Road and Frances Jones Boulevard will have several inches of rock put down as a new… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective September 28, 2023

As I was out on my early morning walk with the dog a few days ago, I noticed several worms and worm tracks in the soft dirt road.  The worms would emerge onto the road and proceed in a relatively straight manner for a brief time, but then one by one they would start turning… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective September 21, 2023

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