Dear Caldwell, As the sun rises on another scorcher, I reflect on a week of being your pastor. One of the privileges of my role is to walk with you through ups and downs. When Friday rolls around, I usually have experienced both the highs and lows of the lives of this congregation. That is …
Dear Caldwell, Don’t you wish you could recapture that elation we all felt as children on the last day of school? I do. But, I’ll take 5:00 on Friday afternoon as a decent substitute. Tomorrow, the Men of Caldwell are invited to join the men of Bread of Life Christian Ministries for a prayer breakfast and program at …
Dear Caldwell, Now that I think about it, it’s ironic. When we commit someone’s remains for burial we say the familiar words from scripture, “ashes to ashes, dust to dust.” There is important truth to that. In this earthly realm, all is temporary. Still, perhaps a better thing to say would be, “from God, to God.” That …
Dear Caldwell, Today brings us a tale of two of our on-campus ministry partners. This morning’s paper brougt the glorious news that the Salvation Army shelter at Caldwell has been adequately funded for another 12 to 18 months of operation. Multiple funders and congregations have commited to make it possible to house up to 50 women …
Dear Caldwell, The title to today’s blog comes from the Sunday school resource we are using in our study of the Belhar Confession and its relevance to our lives. But Sunday school won’t be the only realm where we as Christians will be asked to consider how we represent hope in our highly fractured world. The Belhar Confession came …
Dear Caldwell, The nuts and bolts of Presbytery meetings are not usually blog-worthy. My compulsion to write about Presbytery meetings is about equal to your thirst to read it. Not a lot. But, as Presbyterians, it’s important to remind ourselves how we work together – always seeking the guidance of the Holy Spirit – to make …
Dear Caldwell, I trust you’re headed into a weekend where you will find some rest and recuperation. Here are a few items of interest: As you may have read in the paper or in my blog, the latest round of funding for the shelter at Caldwell runs out May 31. I’m pleased to report that we …
Dear Caldwell, I’m pleased to note that Jimmy Todd underwent a successful procedure this morning at Mercy Hospital and is in recovery as I write, his faithful daughters waiting to see him . He will stay in the hospital one more day and then return home. To provide Jimmy some rest, the family requests no visitors or calls …
Dear Caldwell, Today, 14 senior Charlotte Presbyterians were honored. Each has actively served the church for at least 25 years, meaning that their combined service adds up to about four centuries or so. That span of time is roughly equivalent to the age of our denomination. As Richard Harrison said to me at the luncheon, “These …
Dear Caldwell, Twice a year or so I have the chance to go on retreat with other “new” pastors. We were grouped when we all began ministry about three years ago. I’ve just returned from our latest visit. It’s a chance to “talk shop” but also to share ideas and thoughts about important issues such as …
