Back in 1989 I was appointed to the Belfast-Midway Charge in the Tazewell District of the Holston Conference. My first appointment out of seminary, it was my first charge as a pastor, and I was given the reigns of two … Continue reading
A legend has gone to glory. God was preparing me for this. I’m probably the biggest Ralph Stanley fan there is. Ever. There was just something about the sound of his voice, the ring of his banjo, the humility of … Continue reading
I have developed a deep love for southwest Virginia. I am so blessed to have met many exemplary people who have lived faithful lives and died faithful deaths here. There are some wonderful, loving ways people are living their lives here as disciples of Jesus Christ. It isn’t a vast wasteland at all. Continue reading
It’s difficult to guard the landscape of our hearts from the invasive vines of time. Continue reading
“Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.”–Hebrews 10: 25, (King James Bible) I am not sure who first thought … Continue reading
I grew up next to Kingsport, Tennessee. Kingsport has had several lives, the most recent being a period of industrialization, growth, expansion, and relative decline. This period was much touted at the beginning as the town became known through the … Continue reading
