Greeting from Beverly Hills, FL
Six years ago this month Norma Jean and I turned an important page in our lives and ministry as we ventured into new and unchartered territory. Stepping away from full time local church work after spending 48 years in that endeavor which included 9 congregations in 6 states, we began traveling full time, combining our travel with ministry opportunities.
Over the next 33 months we traveled to 36 states, 10 countries and visited 48 congregations. It was an exciting and rewarding adventure. Hopefully it was also edifying for the churches where we preached. In come cases, it was a single Sunday sermon. Or a weekend or week long Gospel Meeting, In other places, we stayed from 1-3 months where we preached and taught classes. We made new friends, Embraced new opportunities. And were encouraged by brethren from churches both large and small.
When we announced that change, some mistakenly thought I was retiring from preaching. To that rumor, I posted, “Don’t Use the “R Word”–At Least Not Yet.” Reminiscing about those days sent me back to reading some of those posts. In the midst of our packing, I wrote “Stuff about Stuff,” putting into perspective our material possessions. As we began, I thought about the Journey we are on. Not just physically. But our spiritual journey. On the way to Canada, I wrote this piece.
The beginning of our first summer in Canada promoted this post, The Seasons of Our Lives. Lord willing, we will be returning to Canada at the end June to work with these wonderful brethren again.
Our journey along the way whether now in Florida or to Canada or from Montana to West Virginia, I’m reminded that we are all Workers Together With God.
Well, I guess I got a little carried away on this trip down memory lane. But I’m grateful for the opportunities we’ve been given and the abundance of God’s blessings that He’s provided for us in the past six years. Oh, and all along with the way, we’ve kept this little blog going. Thanks to our readers for taking the journey with us,.
Have a great day. And a wonderful weekend.
God Bless,
Ken
BONUS POST
Six years ago today we published a shocking post about the ABS. I encourage you to read, or re(read it, so you may know about their policy. Click here to read “Is The American Bible Society’s New Policy Wrong?
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