From April 2017

Annotated Bulletin for Easter

The last two Sundays, Palm Sunday and Easter, Wesley UMC offered us an annotated bulletin.  Bulletins are paper sheets or folders that allow you to follow the order of worship.  The annotated bulletin has a column to the side that explains the various parts of worship to people who are unfamiliar with the service.  At …

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Grand Canyon of Georgia: Providence Canyon

Recently, Tom and I visited the Grand Canyon of Georgia:  Providence Canyon Outdoor Recreation Area.  Providence Canyon is in the western part of southern Georgia, almost at the Alabama border.  Columbus, Georgia is about 40 miles north and is the largest town close by. The Grand Canyon of Georgia powerfully shows the influence of people …

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Sin Has An I In The Middle

Yesterday in Sunday School we talked about sin.  Specifically, we talked about all the people that died during the Flood.  Noah’s family stayed safe on the ark because of Noah’s righteousness.  Romans 6:23 reminds us, “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” …

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Windsor Hotel in Americus, Georgia

When Tom and I visited the three national parks (and one state park posting next week) in southwestern Georgia, we stayed at the historic Windsor Hotel in downtown Americus, Georgia.  Normally we stay in chain hotels, where we know what to expect.  But the Windsor Hotel was convenient to where we were going and put …

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Ocmulgee National Monument

Ocmulgee National Monument is the final national park site we saw on our three day trip through southern Georgia.  Ocmulgee is in Macon – the geographic center of the state.  It is the site of 10,000 years of occupation by Indians, from Ice Age hunters to Creeks.  Between 900 and 1100 the Mississippian culture dominated …

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Andersonville National Historic Site

Andersonville National Historic Site is, like most of the Civil War sites, a difficult place to visit.  I have a difficult time understanding people who are willing to kill their fellow citizens instead of changing their way of life.  I probably would have been a Loyalist in the Revolutionary War, asking “why can’t we all …

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