Every year for the past five years, Sherwood has invested in an event known as the Freedom Festival. We host this event at our 82-acre Sports Park and Sherwood Christian Academy. Each year we see thousands coming for food and fun to celebrate our freedom. Continue reading “Freedom Festival”
Twits in Church
Whatever you want to call them, twits or tweets (“I thought I saw a puddy tat…I did, I did see a puddy tat!” Ops, wrong tweet.), I find them distracting. On the other hand, I may end up doing it just to keep up with the six billion people on the planet. I need to know when they are at Starbucks, doing yard work, picking up their kids, and cooking supper. These are facts people obviously think we all care about. Continue reading “Twits in Church”
Response to Mark Driscoll
In the never ending saga of “cutting edge” preaching, Mark Driscoll, pastor of Mars Hill Church, has once again pushed the envelope. Recent articles regarding his sermons on the Song of Solomon are giving a man exposure that I don’t believe we should be giving. Continue reading “Response to Mark Driscoll”
A Historical Perspective on Death
I am an honorary member of the 509th Composite Group. My dad was a member of this group and the 393rd Bombardment Squadron, the unit assigned with the duty of delivering the atomic bomb. I have all of my dad’s letters from his time with the 393rd. He was stationed all around the country, as secrecy was essential. In the last months of the war, the 509th went to the Island of Tinian. Colonel Paul Tibbets was in charge of the entire operation and flew the Enola Gay on that fateful day when the first atomic bomb was dropped. Continue reading “A Historical Perspective on Death”
How’s Your TV?
I just read an interesting article on the history of the television. Since the early 1920s, when my parents were babies, we’ve had televisions, but only in the last 50 years have they become a significant part of the American home. Continue reading “How’s Your TV?”