Celebrating 250 Years Under God’s Providence “The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it.” — Psalm 24:1 This year marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. As Americans, we give thanks for the freedoms we enjoy and remember with… Read More »

 What Is a Conundrum? According to the dictionary, “A conundrum is a difficult problem or question. It is a situation that does not have an obvious answer or solution.” Here are a few: Why is there so much kudzu in Williamsburg County? Why eat a bowl of soup when there is pizza? Who serves rutabagas?… Read More »

Like a Morning Cup of Coffee Over the years, I have ended up with as many coffee cups as I have college t-shirts and phone chargers. Unlike phone chargers many don’t fit the device I need to charge at the time. Coffee cups all serve the same purpose- to hold coffee. (I don’t drink hot… Read More »

Sunday, Sunday So, Good to Me             Some of you might say, “Is David out of his mind?” Or that trip to Kansas City might have some lasting effects. I hope neither is the case. I hope the title of the sermon is true of most Sundays, but I guarantee it will be true this… Read More »

A Rocking Chair Full of Love: Honoring Miss Rosa Ree At Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, there are some legacies you can measure—and others you simply feel. For generations of our youngest learners, that legacy has looked like a gentle smile, open arms, and a well-worn rocking chair belonging to Rose Marie—better known and dearly loved as… Read More »

I Love You, I Just Don’t Like You In a few weeks, Eva and I are performing a wedding in Kansas City. She is the daughter of one of our best friends and we can’t wait. During our long-distance marriage counseling, I told them what I tell all couples. “I hope you always love one… Read More »

True Friendships This coming Saturday, Eva is performing a funeral for one of her best college friends, Dearing. Unlike many college friends, they have remained close friends, seeing each other several times a year for close to fifty years, though they lived hours apart. This past weekend would have been one of the times they… Read More »

It Should Be in the Hymnbook Somehow, the people in charge of selecting hymns left this one out. (It might be in the latest version of our hymnbook, but I haven’t had time to go through all of it.) It’s a hymn by Kool and the Gang titled, “Celebration!” For there’s a party goin’ on… Read More »

I’ve Missed That Sound! It’s been almost exactly a year since I said it. It had been a full day as we loaded a U-Haul and drove around that state repossessing furniture from our kids. When we retired, we gave most of the furniture to our kids, and we needed it back. We made it… Read More »

Can Never Get Enough If you haven’t heard me talking about tutoring a Jewish girl in Christianity, you have either committed the almost unforgivable sin of sleeping late and missing church… or another almost unforgivable sin: you fell asleep during the sermon. Anyway, my long-time golf partner and fellow car dealer is Jewish. They are… Read More »