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Living on a relatively small bridgeless island comes with many trade-offs.  Whereas people on the mainland can select from any number of wireless providers for their cell phones, only one national carrier has a cell tower on Daufuskie, so that becomes the provider for almost all who live here full time.  Similarly, while some places… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective April 20, 2023

For nearly all of my life, I have depended upon corrective lenses to help me see.  When I wake up in the morning, the first thing that I do is reach for my glasses so that I can see clearly.  My eyesight is bad enough that any attempt to drive without my glasses would be… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective April 13, 2023

Tomorrow is known throughout the Christian world as Good Friday.  Remembered as the day that Jesus was crucified, many think instead that the day should be known as Black Friday.  However, as us Americans know, that name is reserved for the day after Thanksgiving, when most of the traditional retail stores and companies in the… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective April 6, 2023

Recent headlines and news stories have been more than enough to put people into foul moods, with minds filled with unpleasant thoughts.  The stories of mass murder, hatred, heightened threats of war, weather catastrophes, and other horrors seem almost overpowering, causing genuine wonder as to the future of our nation and our world, so instead… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective March 30, 2023

It is that wonderful time of the year on our island when the new growth begins to appear in our yards, on the trees, and in the forests that surround us.  What has been of particular interest to me and my children over the years has been the sheer breadth of the shades of green… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective March 23, 2023

It seems to be the desire of every parent to see that their children somehow have a better life than their own.  We don’t want our children to experience the same struggles, the same pain, the same hardships. We do what we can to protect them, either warning them of potential hazards and trying to… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective March 16, 2023

I’m a fan of schedules.  To me, having a sense of where I need to be next and what I need to be doing helps me to allocate my resources well, so that I can be as effective as I think I need to be.  But if you take a moment to re-read that last… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective March 10, 2023

In our church service every Sunday, we have a time when we solicit prayer requests, praise reports and testimonies from those in the congregation.  As I tell the congregation, it is a time to create opportunities for us to walk arm and arm with each other by getting to know each other better, understand how… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective March 2, 2023

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus makes several bold points, including this one: “You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’  But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective Feb 23, 2023

In our tiny community, we currently have several people either recovering from or about to undergo medical procedures.  Many of the procedures are orthopedic in nature, replacing various joints that have worn out, but there are other surgeries as well to address things foreseen and unforeseen.  The one thing that all of those people will… Continue reading Pastor’s Perspective Feb 16, 2023