FILLING IN THE GAPS

A BLOG by Pastor Ken Rickett  John 5: 1-9 Some time later came one of the...

IF I’D ONLY…

Maybe it’s my age, maybe it’s something else, but lately I’ve been obsessively fantasizing, and even...

WHEN THE MOUNTAIN BLEW

 It was 43 years ago this week (May 18th, to be exact and hard to believe) that Mount...

THE HILL

Another “trip around the sun” is coming up: a landmark trip…yes, I have entered MEDICARELAND…and I...

MINERS

Nestled in the southern Blue Ridge mountains of western North Carolina is Cowee Valley in Macon...

Here’s a story from a few years ago: I have a friend, let’s call her, “Dawn”. ...

A “FRIEND” INDEED

In May, in the year 1889 (10 years prior to the construction of our current sanctuary, and...

WE ARE SALTY

One of the best things about bacon (and my other addictions: popcorn, Fritos, and crackers) is...

CROSS TRAINING

In my office at church I have a wall filed with crosses.  Some are big, some are...

DANCE LIKE EVERYONE IS WATCHING

PALM SUNDAY.  I have some wonderful memories associated with this day and time.  My Dad was...