Category Archives: Weekly Recap

Greetings from Beverly  Hills, FL

This will be our last post from Florida for a while.  Monday we are leaving for a summer trip to Ontario, Canada.  This year we will be staying in Welland in the Niagara region.

While it will be nice to escape the oppressive Florida heat for a while, more importantly we are looking forward to being with our Canadian brethren again.  Already scheduled are preaching appointments in Wellandport, Hamilton, and Kingston.  Also we will be teaching the adult class at the Wellandport VBS.  If time and opportunity permits, we may add a couple more speaking engagements. Continue reading →

Greetings from Beverly  Hills, FL

We’ve enjoyed a wonderful week in Temple Terrace attending the VBS at the TT Church.  We took all four of our grandchildren, Roy, Miles, Katherine, and Fern.  It was fun to witness their excitement as they thrilled at the narratives about Daniel and the 3 Hebrew captives–Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego.   The theme, Building Faith in Babylon, was a faith building experience not only for the kids, but for adults who attended the auditorium class.  We appreciate the hard work by the TT brethren in making this event possible. Continue reading →

Greetings from Beverly Hills, FL

We welcome our new readers to ThePreachersWord.  Thanks for following our little blog.  We trust you will be encouraged, edified, and maybe even inspired by our daily posts.

We also appreciate very much those who  have been with us on this journey for a long time who comment and offer kind words of encouragement, as well as those who click “like” on social media.  You all add fuel to our tank that provides the energy to keep writing and posting. Continue reading →

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. Continue reading →

Greetings from Beverly Hills, FL

Did you see the funny typo from Thursday’s blog post?

In describing The Voice finalist, Josh Sanders, I called him a “soulful sinner,” instead of a soul singer.”  Several of you pointed out that mistake, one reader a particularly humorous way. Continue reading →

Greeting from Beverly Hills, FL

Today’s post is a recap of the past week’s posts with its live links.  In case you’ve missed one, it’s a good way to catch up.  It’s also an easy way to share  ThePreachersWord with your friends either by email or via social media. Continue reading →

Greeting from Beverly Hills FL

Today’s post is a recap of the past week’s posts with its live links.  It’s a good way to catch up in case you’ve missed one.

Also, many of you were unable to access Monday’s post, Trusting is Fundamental, due to a broken link.  We reposted it and you can access it here. Continue reading →

Greetings from Gatlinburg and The Great Smoky Mountains,

Norma Jean and I have enjoyed another wonderful week in the mountains.  Walking trails. Seeing wildlife. Relaxing. Eating good food. Going to Dollywood.  Being together. And just basking in the beauty and magnificence of God’s creation.

Not the least of our enjoyment is our fellowship with the brethren at the Cosby church and reconnecting with our dear friends Olie and Mary Williamson.  I will be preaching there again tomorrow at their 11:00 AM worship service. Continue reading →

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 →