A Woman’s Age

Pastor Mike graciously asked me to preach in our Chapel at the Beach this Lord’s Day.   He is joining his family in Georgia to celebrate his Mother’s 81st birthday.  He said that they did not do much celebrating last year on her 80th and have been reminded about that - so they decided they better [...]

Grand and Glorious Weekend!

What a privilege it was to preach in the Wynnbrook Baptist Church on the Lord’s Day!  It was a blessing to be able to report to the church that I am still preaching the pure and simple GOSPEL of Grace that I learned from the good men and women in those Sunday School classes!
And then [...]

Preaching Still - 50 Years and counting!

I still have the certificate, faded from 50 years of proudly hanging on my wall.  It says: 
We the undersigned, hereby certify that upon the recommendation of the Philadelphia Baptist Church at Blairsville, Georgia, which had full and sufficient opportunity for judging his gifts and after satisfactory examination by us in regard to his Christian experience, [...]

The Sweetest Mile You’ll Ever Roam. . .

We had a wonderful week away, visiting family and attending the Alumni weekend at TMC.  But as with all trips, it was good to get home.
Are you old enough to remember a popular song of years gone by?  “The longest mile you’ll ever roam, is the last mile home”.  Should have been the sweetest mile.
We [...]

Alumni Weekend

Harriet and I had such a blessed and enjoyable weekend with some very nice old people. They were just kids when we started college together up in Cleveland, GA. And sure enough, by the looks of the old men who had no problem recognizing me, it must have been 1957 instead of 2007 like I [...]

“Are you familiar with our menu?”

the young lady at the reception desk of the Smith House asked.
“How old are you, little lady?” I asked her in return. She said she was 24 years old.
“Well, I ate here 22 years before you were born,” I informed her.
The truth is, we college boys came over to Dahlonega from [...]