New Pastor, New Decision

Bishop Charlene Kammerer (shown above) is finally satisfied with the situation at South Hill UMC. In recent UMC news, a man who was previously turned away at South Hill (Va.) United Methodist Church because of unrepented sin was received by transfer of membership from...

A Break from the Parties

In the days before the celebration of Easter, I’m reminded again that we are moving from celebration to celebration for most folks. From the “hosannah” of Palm Sunday to the “alleluia” of Easter, we’re finding few opportunities to...

Cats Lose…Their Coach

Later Tubby. Good luck with the new job. I feel for the guy, really, I do. Maybe he wasn’t doing all that the fans were expecting, but we have to remember that he was serving in the most demanding coaching position in the world. Not in the NCAA, not in the USA,...

Balance of Wills

Work and rest. Serious and silly. Past and future. Creativity and logic. People try to balance things all the time. I’m one of them. My work and home lives are intricately bound together, yet I try to seperate them in order to balance them. My kids expect me to...

I Feel for Tubby

I’m hearing a lot of people calling for Tubby’s resignation. I’m also hearing a lot of folks wanting to see major coaching changes, even if Tubby stays on. Now, there are a lot of folks who know more about Kentucky basketball than I do. But the...

Conviction Raises Questions

One of my favorite questions for my kids is, “Why?” I want them to be critical thinkers. I would like them to be able to look around them and ask that Kennedy question, “Why not?” When they are dishonest about their actions, or at least...