in Inspiration
Transform Us
Sylvia Dunstan, a Canadian born minister and hymn writer, focused much of her hymn writing career on creating lyrics that were based on Scripture. This week, leading up to Transfiguration Sunday, I offer the texts...
in Inspiration, Life Lessons
Everyone Changes
Have you ever noticed how people change? Some change for the better as they grow, mature, and learn from practically everything that life throws at them. Others withdraw and harden their hearts in opposition to...
in Inspiration, Life Lessons
Live and Learn
Live and learn. So goes the saying which suggests that life and learning are connected. We might also say, to live is to learn. In practice, people today often act as if they have little to learn....
in Encouragement, Life Lessons
There Are Always Exceptions
Some folks really like rules. I am not really one of them. But there are some folks who see rules as a guide or compass that makes life straightforward and easy enough to manage. The...
in Church, Hope from Hood, Life Lessons, Uncategorized
Hope from Hood – Week of Feb 13, 2017
Sunday morning, I witnessed the worship of God with new eyes. I watched young children play instruments and dance while the congregation lifted their voices singing “Beautiful words, wonderful words, wonderful words of life…” It...
in Encouragement, Inspiration
Choosing the Tree of Life
The Tree of Life is one of my favorite images in the entire Bible. It bookends the story of God. In Genesis, the Tree of Life is planted in the idyllic Garden of Eden. And...
in Encouragement, Life Lessons
Planting Seeds
I enjoy gardening. In fact, I enjoy it enough that for the past several years prior to moving back home to the Wake-Harnett County area, I lived on an old farm that Joanie and I...
in Hope from Hood
Hope from Hood – Week of Feb 6, 2017
From Aleph to Tav In Revelation, we hear the voice of God repeat “I am the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end.” Alpha is the first letter of the Greek alphabet and Omega...
in Church, News
2016 Highlights
For anyone who may have missed reading our 2016 highlights… In January, Hood called Rev. Joanie Williams to the ministerial team to aid in celebration and worship of God as Interim Choir Director. In February,...