October is a month I love more than any other for multiple reasons. It is the month of my birth so even though middle age and circumstance mean my birthday is more of a gauge of what’s gone rather than what’s coming, it still is a day that is different from the others on the […]

Migration is one of the great wonders of the bird world. Despite all of the studies being done and all of the knowledge we have already gained, there is still much that we don’t know about this phenomenon. Perhaps the greatest mystery is how young birds who hatched over the spring and summer are able […]

I have been a pastor for very many years and have helped to mold many people into the Christian we (they and I) believed would be God’s plan for them, individually and corporately. I have always believed that each Christian has a place in the Church and each Christian has to become fitted to take […]

The End of Island Summer Is Near Salutations from the island! I hope that all of you are doing well, and are as happy as I am to see the end in sight for this hot and humid weather. Yay!! The first day of Fall, Sept. 22, cannot get here quickly enough for me. Not […]

Southern Fall is different than Fall across the rest of the country, it seems slower like it is taking its time, slowly building towards the colder weather like it is distilling a fine Brandy-wine made from the fruits of Spring and Summer that you can sip on a slightly chilly evening on the porch. I […]