Night two of VBS is behind us, and what a great night it was. 153 children, teens, and adults attended last night's classes. Thanks again to all who help make this week great.Today's featured story is about a young boy who acted heroically. His name is David and he brought down a literal giant of … Continue reading VBS Marvelous Hero 2
VBS Is Off to a Great Start.
150 children and adults attended VBS last night. Last night the Adult class, teen class, along with Cradle Role, the 2-3 year old class, and one other class studied about the Hero Joshua and the challenge he faced at Jericho Wall. In the picture, the 5th and 6th grade students stay in the "safety" of … Continue reading VBS Is Off to a Great Start.
Guest Blogger asks a serious question
Today's blog is an inquiry from my older brother, Doug McCown, who serves as an elder in the congregation were he attends. I'll add my answer and his to below the question and let you add yours as comments.Please think about your worship to God...what things distract you? Discuss what you do to put these … Continue reading Guest Blogger asks a serious question
Vacation Bible School
Consider this your invitation to Vacation Bible School at Parrish Church of Christ. Our VBS begins Sunday, June 21 and runs through Thursday, June 25 from 6:30 - 8:00 each evening. This year our over-all theme is MARVELous Heroes. Using this theme we will study events from the lives of five Biblical Heroes. Here is … Continue reading Vacation Bible School
Top Ten Verses About Fatherhood
From the home office in Oakman, Alabama we have a top ten list of Bible verses concerning fathers, and a comment or two as to how we can learn from them . . .10. Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers. (Pro 17:6) I know grown children … Continue reading Top Ten Verses About Fatherhood
Top Ten Times to Pray
Last night for our second lesson in our Summer Series on Building Together with God, Bro. James Wyers from the Winfield congregation spoke to us about how Prayer plays a part in our building with God. During his message he ran through a list of "when to pray" his list had 12 appropriate "whens." I … Continue reading Top Ten Times to Pray
The Family that Fishes Together . . .
I am grateful to be back home after a quick trip to Destin, FL (The Destin Log pic) for a long overdue deep sea fishing trip. My son (Andrew - almost 12) and I took off Sunday evening after worship and drove about five hours to my brother's house in Niceville, FL. There we tried … Continue reading The Family that Fishes Together . . .
Friends
Wednesday night began our Summer Series at Parrish church of Christ. This summer our theme is Building Together with God. On June 3, my friend Jeremy Houck spoke about Building through Unity. During his outstanding lesson he pointed out that many think unity is total agreement with my opinions and doing what I want done. … Continue reading Friends
A Lesson from Fifth Grade
This past weekend I was back in Pensacola, Florida for the funeral of my mom's only sister (my aunt). While there, I had the opportunity to see people who are a part of my past. One of those people is Mrs. Gulsby, my fifth grade teacher at Escambia Christian School. Mrs. Gulsby was everything a … Continue reading A Lesson from Fifth Grade
Tattoo My Face, Pierce My Ear, My Nose, My Tongue, My . . .
Not long ago I went to a restaurant and had concerns when the wait staff assigned to my table had a tongue stud induced speech impediment, something gold protruding from the side of a nostril, and a gold loop through their left eyebrow. This event can left me wondering how sanitary can all that be? … Continue reading Tattoo My Face, Pierce My Ear, My Nose, My Tongue, My . . .
Driving Thought 