Posted on October 25, 2009 by The Parson
In our church, we have a group who takes monthly educational and fellowship-building trips. We call them “the Travelers” and I’m the “designated driver” for the group unless some urgent pastoral need arises. This month’s trip was to Natural Bridge State Park.
Natural Bridge is in Powell County, Kentucky and it is one of the most [...]
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Posted on September 12, 2009 by The Parson
This weathervane has seen a lot of weather. It has been up on our chicken coop for years now. Before that, we had it attached to a martinbox at our first home. It has been with the Parson and Lovely Wife for 14 of the 16 years we’ve been married, and it was hers since [...]
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Posted on September 10, 2009 by The Parson
Posted on September 7, 2009 by The Parson
Posted on July 30, 2009 by The Parson
There won’t be any new posts for a few days. The proofs of my first book, Born in the Heart of God: A History of Clear Creek Baptist Bible College, 1926-2008 have arrived, and I’ll be reviewing them over the next few days.
This project was started in November 2005, and is now just about [...]
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Posted on June 23, 2009 by The Parson
Down in West Kentucky where the Parson is originally from, if you put out a late garden, that was known as a “truck patch.” I got my “truck patch” planted very early Tuesday morning: more okra plants, squash, zucchini, and two rows of corn and “white half runners,” a green bean variety.I had waited so [...]
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