Thanks to Joe Slater for reminding me of this following historic event: Thirty years ago Tuesday (May 18, 1980), Harry Truman died. Now, you might realize that President Truman has died in 1972. But I'm not talking about Harry S. Truman, the president, but Harry R. Truman, the stubborn old resident who refused to leave his lodge … Continue reading Take Warnings Seriously
Author: Scott McCown
Anticipation
The phenomenon actually began weeks if not months ago. Students and teachers alike began counting the days until Summer Break. This morning, I asked Andrew (age 12 / grade 7th) what he was looking forward to about school being out for the summer. He had a number of answers, but two stood out. I won't have to … Continue reading Anticipation
Back to the Basics
This is the Slideshare version of the PowerPoint for Sunday, May 16 AM. Folks seemed to receive this sermon well. It is a simple challenge to return to the basics. The fuller outline is below the Slideshare. Back to the Basics Parrish Church of Christ: BSMc – 05.16.10 Jr / Sr high Spring Football – … Continue reading Back to the Basics
What is a Minister?
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?
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
Driving Thought 