Variety Vacationland

I am a native North Carolinian and, though I am not as old as the saying is, I remember North Carolina’s logo, “Variety Vacationland.”

Wisdom for the Way, SpotlightMissional Wisdom FoundationOctober 27, 2020Voices from Together Magazine, Theme XXV, Kathleen Leftwich, Launch & LeadComment

Something to Feel

I have spent a majority of my adult life in a fifteen passenger van going from state to state playing country music. I would not trade one thing for my years on the road, nor the hundreds of thousands of miles I drove in that time.

Wisdom for the Way, SpotlightMissional Wisdom FoundationOctober 20, 2020Chris Duggins, Haw Creek Commons, Voices from Together Magazine, Theme XXVComment

My Call

The context I am serving in is a long-standing Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) church that is in the midst of a lot of transition.

Wisdom for the Way, SpotlightMissional Wisdom FoundationOctober 20, 2020Launch & Lead, Voices from Together Magazine, Theme XXVComment

Neighborhood Church

Long ago in the small, calm city of Atlanta, two churches had thriving ministries in their neighborhoods.

Spotlight, Devotional, Wisdom for the WayMissional Wisdom FoundationOctober 6, 2020Theme XXV, Voices from Together Magazine, Together Magazine, Neighborhood ChurchComment

Tuinue Kipato Chetu, Tuboreshe Maisha Tetu!

Since 2010, thirteen new Methodist Churches have been born in Northern Tanzania. Most of these churches were in areas of extreme poverty, domestic violence, and hunger where children regularly died of preventable diseases.

Spotlight, Devotional, Wisdom for the WayMissional Wisdom FoundationSeptember 29, 2020Theme XXV, Voices from Together Magazine, Together Magazine, Davis Rhodes JrComment

Back to the Table

Most people would think that because I am a self-taught chef who operates a catering business, the table is all about the food for me.

Wisdom for the Way, Spotlight, DevotionalMissional Wisdom FoundationSeptember 22, 2020Theme XXV, Voices from Together Magazine, Together Magazine, Rhonda Sweet, The Mix, The Mix Coworking, The Mix KitchenComment

Pilgrim Reflections

A lot of questions come at you post-pilgrimage. The easy ones are asked by polite friends that want you to know they noticed you were gone for a bit. “Have a good time? Glad you went?” Easy. “I had a wonderful time. I’m very glad I went.”

Wisdom for the Way, Spotlight, DevotionalMissional Wisdom FoundationSeptember 15, 2020Theme XXV, Voices from Together Magazine, Jim Hunter, Together MagazineComment