I was standing at the desk in my classroom and as I turned around, I had that feeling. I thought I’ve been here before. In a very real sense, I had been there before. The trips back and forth to my desk have been numerous, searching for paper clips, scissors to lend a student, or …
Over the past two weeks, I’ve driven the same roads I drove twice a day going to school. I’ve run into friends and family grocery shopping, walking, and visiting the library. More often than not, I’ve look at people and thought, “That person looks familiar. How do I know them?” There’s something about coming home …
I have to admit, I am not sure that I knew the rest of the story of Jonah before my second year in seminary. After Jonah is saved from the big fish, he follows what God originally asked him to do and goes to Nineveh. After he shares the message from God (which isn’t a …
Over my ten years of ministry, one of the the phrases I’ve heard again and again for people who are experiencing unexpected medical emergencies is: “We’ll know more tomorrow.” This whispers of the knowledge that is gained by invoking tests and stats, bloodwork and scans, and being in the care of medical professionals who have …
Close to Charleston, on Johns Island, sits the Angel Oak. The Angel Oak is hundreds of years old (some estimates even say it is over 1000 years old) and used to be nestled in the heart of a thick forest. Now, it sits in Angel Oak Forest and is free for anyone to visit. It …
I was born right before Nike launched its “Just Do It” campaign. I remember the commercials vividly and I took it to heart. I was a three season athlete and took pushed through sprained ankles, two a day practices, with this phrase circling through my head. Those last moments of a nail biter, close match …
Since the calendar turned to 2024, there’s been conversation and recognition that things feel strange…not just because it’s another leap year. The same two teams were in the Super Bowl as four years ago. That’s not the only parallel. It appears right now that the same two people are somehow going to be running against …
Shortly after we moved from Columbia, they began work on a bridge on Highway 378 . It’s still not completed. It’s been almost three years and as we have moved between the city where we lived and the city where we now live, we have watched the cranes slowly put a new bridge in place. …
As our four-year-old saw the full moon through the telescope this weekend, she uttered just one word, “Wow!” There’s something to this time of year where the veil between this world and the next is so thin. The skies are bright with different hues and the moon and planets are shining bright. It’s raining leaves …
In two days, many early childhood facilities are facing the end of pandemic-era funding, which may require them to close. In South Carolina the estimate is that 600 childcare centers will have to close meaning 50,000 children will be without care. Even before the pandemic, there was a national shortage for childcare workers. Since the …
