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Greetings from The Great Smoky Mountains

We are blessed to be enjoying our annual Spring trip to the Smokies.  We visited here on our honeymoon 56 years ago.  And we’ve been back many times.  It holds a special place in our hearts.

In recent years,  our pleasure has been enhanced by our friendship with Olie and Mary Williamson and our fellowship with the Cosby Church, where I’ve been given an open invitation to preach whenever we’re in the area.  Olie has already passed his 90th birthday and still going strong.  Preaching every Sunday, except when he can get a guest speaker.  And teaching Bible classes twice a week.  Plus playing golf twice a week.  And Mary is still making bread every Tuesday.  Special folks. Continue reading →

Greetings From Beverly Hills, FL

April is off to a great start with almost 9,000 visitors  accessing our blog site.  While we realize these are small numbers in the big world of blogging and social media, we appreciate everyone’s interest and words of  encouragement so many of you have expressed for our efforts.  If you find these posts helpful, please share them with your friends, family, and brethren.

If you’ve missed a post this week, today’s recap with its live links is a good way to catch up.  Also included at the end is a bonus post. Continue reading →