We had two visitors with us last night for our Wednesday evening fellowship meal and Bible study. Andrew and Jacob, two young men from Wisconsin are bicycling through the area. Apparently they got off course yesterday after biking from Jackson, TN in the rain. One of our church members found them in the area and [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Hospitality
Posted in Pastoring, Religion, Rural Life on November 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My Little Girl is on ESPN
Posted in Alabama, Family, Rural Life on November 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
ESPN outdoors has a story about the coon dog funeral. We thought it was such an educational event we checked Keelyn out to attend. Someone snapped a photo and she’s in the picture accompanying the story:
http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/hunting/news/story?id=3666924
Voting
Posted in Alabama, Politics on November 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I just got back from voting. An older African-American couple sat across from me at the table an made me think that while Black folks certainly had the legal right to vote since 1870, in living memory in my state of Alabama it certainly wasn’t a real option in some places. I won’t presume who [...]

