Let’s think of all the songs we know that mention joy: “Ode to Joy” is the name of the famous fifth symphony of Beethoven. We put words to it…
Friday night my wife and I attended the installation ceremony of Ted Labow as cantor and spiritual leader of Agudas Israel Congregation right here in Hendersonville. Some of you met…
This past Wednesday, a woman in Uganda gave birth to twins. Her name is Safina Namukwaya. The birth took place in Kampala, at the Woman’s Hospital International and Fertility…
Gospel in a Nutshell A sermon on Matthew 25: 31-47 by Dwight A. Moody Providence Baptist Church, Hendersonville NC Our learning text today is a familiar and influential story.…
Where have you been? How many states? How many countries? I have been in 47 states and 13 countries, but I am always glad to be home again. The greatest…
“Christ loved the church,” the great apostle wrote to us long ago. Christ loved the church and gave himself for the Church. Christ loved the Church and set a pattern…
The last Sunday of October is always Reformation Sunday. It is celebrated in many protestant churches around the world, commemorating the spiritual and social transformation ignited by Martin Luther in…
Many places in these mountains offer a scenic view of the landscape. From chimney rock to grandfather mountain, and all along the blue ridge parkway, signs point us to overlooks,…
“These are consequential times.” Those are the first words in the forward of my new book, Living with Hope. At that time, we were just into the Russia-Ukraine war, Donald…
In August of 2002, I received a call. My wife, daughter, and I were at Chautauqua Institution in western New York state. It was a Monday night. My son Allan…
