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 …
As I find myself in the midst of postpartum again, I keep thinking to myself I’m getting too old for this. It’s a lighthearted sentiment recognizing the energy and time it takes to heal after carrying a baby and nourishing that new life once they are here. In the midst of all this, you, the …
An oft quoted Robert Frost poem says: “Two roads diverged in a woods – and I took the one less traveled.” I’ve always took this to tout the importance of making your own way in the world and not following the crowd, but I have to admit that there are not many times in my …
