Monday I read more than a few blogs concerning preachers whose influence is ongoing:Chris writes about Dowel Flatt.While Brian writes about Mike Tanaro.Paul writes about her Dad.Lisa writes about her Dad too.And John writes about Richard Travis and others.Today, I join the effort in Passing the Torch.There are a lot of preachers in my life. … Continue reading Passing the Torch
Author: Scott McCown
My Ten Favorite Non-Religious Books to Read
This morning I thought I would give you a reading list. I like to read. I read fiction, non-fiction, and religious books. I enjoyed Harry Potter and the Lemony Snickett series and a few other pre-teen and teen books, but I also read on my level. Here are ten books (both fiction and non-ficiton) I … Continue reading My Ten Favorite Non-Religious Books to Read
Happy Anniversary
As of yesterday, Feb 25, 2010 this blog is one year old. Looking back I think this has been a good year. I entered the world of blogging after reading:http://thetractorcab.wordpress.com/http://www.treymorgan.net/http://www.dalejenkins.com/Dale_Jenkins/Welcome.htmlhttp://preachersstudyblog.com/andhttp://www.faughnfamily.com/So a special thanks to Tykerman1, Trey, Dale, Bruno, and Adam for introducing me to the power of blogging.I hope my thoughts have been useful, occasionally … Continue reading Happy Anniversary
How to Help Your Church Family Grow
Where you worship is probably similar to Parrish, where we attend and where I preach. We are a good group of people. We are active in our faith and are decent folk. But like you, we can be better. I put some thought to this idea of congregational self-improvement and I have a few suggestions … Continue reading How to Help Your Church Family Grow
Top Ten Reasons I Love Being a Preacher
From my study in Parrish, Alabama comes this morning's top ten. Top Ten Reasons, I Love Being A Preacher:10. I get to talk during worship.9. I am blessed to have extra time to study God's word.8. I don't sleep through the sermon.7. I serve the GREATEST PEOPLE on Earth -- God's people!6. Although the pay … Continue reading Top Ten Reasons I Love Being a Preacher
The Bachelor
First, I am not a fan of The Bachelor or The Bachelorette. This morning the local DJ's on the radio were discussing Monday's episode. From what a gathered from their discussion, this was an episode where all the women who were sent home came back to talk about some events on the show. Apparently, there … Continue reading The Bachelor
The Final Word from God
If God had one last thing to say, what would it be? If there was something very important that we should remember, what would He tell us? Well, He has. Take a look at the last chapter of Revelation - Rev 22:6-21 and you have God's Final word. Here is a *.ppt presentation of the … Continue reading The Final Word from God
Saddlebags, City Streets, & Cyberspace – A Book Review
I am reaching into the vault of book reviews to pull out this one, I shared with an online preachers groups a few years ago.Michael W. Casey, Saddlebags, City Streets, & Cyberspace; A History of Preaching in the Churches of Christ, (Abilene;ACU Press) 1995. 210 pp.Michael Casey provides the churches of Christ with an historical … Continue reading Saddlebags, City Streets, & Cyberspace – A Book Review
What is the Church of Christ?
Admittedly, I feel completely inadequate to publish an answer. But with all the discussion, SPIN, and rhetoric circulating around Kenneth Starr's acceptance to take over the Presidency of Baylor University and the storyline that he will place membership with the on campus Baptist Church, I felt it was time to cautiously chime in. The answer I … Continue reading What is the Church of Christ?
Celebrating Senior Saints
I thought I would take today to share with you one of the things the great young people at Parrish Church of Christ do every year for our Senior Members. Every year around Valentines Day our teens serve a meal to our Senior Members. Those of us who are the parents of these young people … Continue reading Celebrating Senior Saints
