PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: GENUINE ACCEPTS US-JUST LIKE THAT! (By: Ron Woodrum) David Redding, in his little book Jesus Makes Me Laugh, paints a picture of the Faithful Love of God in vivid imagery. Read the words slowly. Picture the scene he portrays so vividly. “I had a beautiful ram. The poor man next…
PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: WE ARE ALL TURTLES ON A FENCEPOST! (By: Ron Woodrum) His name was Alexander Murray Palmer Haley. He was an American writer. He was born in 1921 and died in 1992. He became a household name when his book Roots: The Saga of an American Family was adapted by ABC into…
PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: “The Chief and Only thing wrong with the world” (By: Ron Woodrum) Several years ago, Ted Koppel, the anchor of ABC’s Nightline for over 40 years, spoke at a commencement ceremony at Duke University. His address was not well received. This is what he said, “We have actually convinced ourselves that slogans…
PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: “Christ-centered or Christ-haunted?” (By: Ron Woodrum) Flannery O’Conner was an American writer an essayist who was an important voice in American literature. She wrote two novels, but was especially known for her short stories, reviews and commentaries. She was a Southern writer and oftern wrote in a Southern Gothic style. On one…