Have you ever had to pay your dues? Now, I’m sure that many of you - in your life and career - have had to tow the line and hunker down and work hard and “pay your dues” in order to advance to the next level, get the promotion, and succeed. But this isn’t the kind of...
This Fall, we have been focusing on the first part of a particular passage from Colossians, Chapter 3:12-14, and reflecting on what it means to clothe our hearts with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, patience, and love. As we enter into Stewardship Season, we...
This past Monday evening at the monthly Session Meeting, Elder Michael Chen shared some thoughts on the state of Bedford Presbyterian Church’s livestream, along with some hopes for the future. First, Mike gave a little history - talking about the near-overnight way...
Last Sunday, I received the sad news that Jeff Denny, a member of my former congregation in Macon, Georgia, had died of cancer. Jeff was 53. On Wednesday of this week, I received word that BPC’s own John Robinson had died after a swift decline in his health. John was...
My father had hip replacement surgery this past Wednesday. According to the surgeon, everything went very well with the surgery and Daddy’s very arthritic hip bones have been replaced and repaired. After the surgery, he sounded great over the phone and I am so...
This past week, when I arrived home from the office, my family was in the backyard. The boys were excitedly digging in the dirt behind our house because they had found the skeleton of a fox. My wife gave me a look that said, “Well. . . I didn’t expect to be doing this...
On Wednesday of this week, there was a shooting in a Colorado high school. Two students were injured and the shooter - another student - died by suicide. This shooting took place twenty minutes after political activist Charlie Kirk was killed in a shooting incident in...
Yes, a plan is afoot for this coming Sunday. . . FALL Welcome Sunday! Big plans are underway for Sunday morning’s worship service - a Baptism, the Lord’s Supper, the return of our Senior Choir, and the start of our Fall Series, “Clothed in Love.” Big plans are...