Special people & places – Page 2

The Greatest Generation

This week I visited a church member in the ICU of a local hospital. Even though he had been through a rough time, he was able to talk with me and in our conversation he referred to his time in combat during World War II. As I talked with him, I was humbled and aContinue reading “The Greatest Generation”

Grateful for Whitesburg Christian Academy

Yesterday was a bittersweet day for the Corbin family. It was the last day of school at Whitesburg Christian Academy – literally for the Corbin family. Because I began serving at Lakeside already three months into the school year, we made the decision to let Becky and the boys finish the school year out inContinue reading “Grateful for Whitesburg Christian Academy”

The little church that could

This past week our family spent the week along with 24 other members of our church on a mission trip in the Williamsburg, Kentucky area. As usual on a mission trip, I found myself immeasurably blessed by the folks that we went there to help. Each evening, our team helped Wolf Creek Baptist Church conductContinue reading “The little church that could”

35 years at one church: A salute to my pastor

Today is a special day at Whitesburg. We are celebrating with our pastor, Dr. Jimmy Jackson, on the occasion of his 35th anniversary as Senior Pastor of Whitesburg Baptist Church. In today’s world, such a tenure is extremely rare. In fact, just this week, I read that the average tenure of a Southern Baptist ConventionContinue reading “35 years at one church: A salute to my pastor”

Memorial Day

Memorial Day is a day that America has set aside to remember those who died while serving our country in the armed forces. From what I have read, Memorial Day originated after the Civil War as an effort to remember those who had fallen in that way, and by the turn of the 20th centuryContinue reading “Memorial Day”

25 years ago – Always an Ider Hornet

During this week of graduations for our local high schools, it hit me that it was 25 years ago this week that I graduated from Ider High School… Yes, I was part of class of 1988 at Ider High School. There were 72 of us in our graduating class. As I look at this pictureContinue reading “25 years ago – Always an Ider Hornet”