Quite a Family Reunion Being one who does not like crowds, chaos and deviled eggs, family reunions are not among my favorite activities. However, this week there has been quite a reunion, dating back to at least 1736. We have new friends, David, Dean and Glennis from Ireland documenting John Witherspoon’s journey that led to… Read More »

Perfection Not Required Most Sunday mornings I begin the service by saying, “Welcome to Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, where everybody is welcome, nobody is perfect and anything is possible.” I haven’t had many original thoughts and this is not one of them but as a church leader it has spoken to me. One church I know… Read More »

Makes the World Go Round  “You gained any weight since you’ve been in Kingstree?” When I heard that recently I did not know if it was a question or an observation. It might have been a test to see if I was truthful. I had one “friend” who called and asked what size shorts I… Read More »

The More Things Change The More They Stay the Same On Sunday, May 25, we will gather as usual. At 411 N. Academy Street. We will sing hymns in melodious harmony, pray, hear Scripture read, and hear the Word preached. Thirty minutes before worship we will gather for HEbrews. The difference is the time and… Read More »

What a Difference 59 Years Makes 1966 – 59 years ago the Weekday Preschool program opened. Lyndon Johnson was President. The Ford Mustang was the most popular car. The Grinch Stole Christmas debuted. $1could buy $956 today. Williamsburg Kindergarten at WPC opened. In 1978, Judy Hall started teaching followed by Judy Tisdale and that began… Read More »

Holy Week Yesterday, I received a call from a friend who wanted to see if we could get together this week. At the beginning of our conversation, I told him how busy this week was so I knew he would understand if I had to decline an invite. “You see,” I said, “This is Holy… Read More »

 Be A Part I am not a big fan of crowds. I don’t like people invading my space. So, don’t ask me to go to Death Valley with a capacity of 81,500 or Williams Brice stadium of 77,559. I’ve been to the Masters golf tournament and loved it. But I am not going back. I… Read More »

Here We Go Again The only time I ever received an “F” was one six weeks in Junior English. I protested and told the teacher, “I have never gotten an “F” before.” She said I should have. I asked what I was to tell my parents. The tender-hearted lady replied, “That’s not my problem.” Earlier… Read More »

Shalom!  I don’t know if you have ever noticed this, however, in many cultures the same word used for a greeting is also used for a sending off. For instance, in Hawaiian Aloha is used for hello and goodbye. In Italian it is Ciao. In Greek it is Yiasou. In Hebrew that word is Shalom.… Read More »

Seeds It’s almost Springtime, so that means it’s almost planting season. In preparation some of you have been cleaning out your gardens, fertilizing the soil, and preparing it for an abundant yield. If you know anything about gardening you know that the more time you take to cultivate the soil – clearing out the rocks,… Read More »