When I was a child I loved to hear thoses two little words, SNOW DAY. That meant there was no school today! I would grab my mother's mixing bowl, fill it with Fruit Loops and cold milk, and head to the couch to watch Roy Rodgers! It was a reason to celebrate as a child. Today I fill differently. I do not like being snowed in, and I especially do not like canceling Church services. I have talked to many of you who fill the same way. I am beginning to see that we are blessed a

Bro. Skip preached a powerful message during our one day revival. He preached on Calvary, the name of the place where Jesus was crucified, but a word which has come to represent everything that Jesus suffered for us. The love of Jesus is so overwhelming. He alone was worthy to pay our sin debt and provide salvation. Jesus suffered physical pain. The scourgings and beatings were terrible. He suffered mentaly. Many laughed at him and mocked him. He suffered spiritually. The pen

I am a summer person. When the temperature is 100 degrees I am happy. That makes winter a tough time, especially when the Polar Vortex reaches down to Tennessee. The one thing that helps me make it through the winter is when we have a break in the cold weather, even if it is just for a day. If I can have one sunny day with temperatures warm enough to get outside and breath some fresh air, I am a happy pastor. Sometimes as Christians we need the spiritual boost that comes from

Yesterday, January 5th, Rene' was late coming home from work. There was a complete shut down of interstate 65 at Rosa Parks Blvd. I thought that there had been another wreck on the interstate, which seems to be a daily event, but it turned out to be something different. As I watched the news, I saw that a 46 year old man had climbed atop the sign over the interstate. He was threatening to jump to his death. I feel compassion for the man, who's name is WIlliam, and who is home

I recently heard an interseting interview with Nick Saban. He is the coach of the Alabama University football team, which is scheduled to play in the national championship game against Clemson University. He was asked if the team was excited about reaching the championship game and he responded that they were, but they have a team approach to the game which focuses on the basics, or the fundamentals of the game of football. He is usrging his players to focus on blocking, maki