I had said I would start with post on What is Ministry - but I decided to post on what a minster is first. I will save my thoughts on ministry for a week . . . What is a Minister? Disclaimer: The word "minister" does not always refer to the professional contracted by … Continue reading What is a Minister?
Author: Scott McCown
Thoughts on Ministry
Over the next few weeks I will share with you selected chapters from a work in progress. Counting the time I spent as an intern in Calhoun, GA, and the 2 1/2 years I interned with the Church of Christ in Bay Minette, Alabama through today, May 13, 2010, I have spent most of my life … Continue reading Thoughts on Ministry
New and Improved — Well Hopefully
Welcome to the new home for The Morning Drive. After over a year on Blogger, I decided to follow the lead of a few of my fellows blog writers and at the urging of a nephew, I made the switch to WordPress. I have to admit, change can is sometimes difficult for me, especially when … Continue reading New and Improved — Well Hopefully
Sport of the gods
This Spring Andrew, age 12 #70 in this picture, decided to go out for football. His team will have a Jamboree this Thursday. It will be his first organized football game. This morning at breakfast we joked about what archaeologists would say about football if they dug up a stadium 5,000 years from now. Here were the … Continue reading Sport of the gods
My Prezi
This is my first attempt at a Prezi presentation. We are not set up to use Prezi with our current system at Parrish, but I wanted to see what a Prezi would look like so I built this one around the Mother's Day Sermon from 05.09.10. Scott May 9 Am Beauty Mother on Prezi May … Continue reading My Prezi
Will You Pray?
Thank you. Thank you for your prayers; I covet them. If not for the prayers of the faithful, what could we accomplish. Prayer does so much for us as Christians. Paul describes the armor that Christians wear and emphasizes that that armor is incomplete if not for prayer (Eph 6:11-18). Life has a way of … Continue reading Will You Pray?
Top Ten Math Puns
These two words seem incongruous: Math and Humor. Maybe my math teachers thought my answers were funny sometimes, but as a student math AND humor? Last night after Bible Class, Teresa Kitchens (a member at Parrish and a Math Teacher at Walker High School) knowing my warped sense of humor shared a list of 31 … Continue reading Top Ten Math Puns
Teeth Cleaning
Yesterday morning, I went for my sixth month dental appointment. I sat there having religious discussions, giving marital advice, and talking about child rearing while my mouth was wide open and Tracy was scraping my teeth. I do not have a fear of dentist, nor do I have issues with someone working in my mouth. I … Continue reading Teeth Cleaning
Sweetwater Church of Christ
I had a great visit with the good brethren at Sweetwater. Below is a link to the Sunday AM message (I wanted to embed but blogger is not letting me embed from ustream) . It is a long video (32 minutes). I wanted you to see what the good folks at Sweetwater are doing with … Continue reading Sweetwater Church of Christ
Real Power
Springtime in Alabama is a time of change. Flowers bloom, trees bud, sun shines, rain falls, and occasionally a surprise in the form of a late snow. This season presents quite a quandary, and not just for the weatherman. Most of us face the issue of what to wear each morning. We check the weather … Continue reading Real Power
Driving Thought 