by Michael Helms | Feb 8, 2016 | Opinion
My father-in-law, as a master gardener, has a close connection to the earth. He has enriched his garden through the years with hundreds of loads of pecan hulls from the local pecan company. Because the earth gives back so freely and because he believes it’s a...
by Jim Somerville | Aug 7, 2014 | General
A sermon by Jim Somerville, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Richmond, Va. The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 14:13-21 At one point in my sabbatical I went to see my daughter Ellie in Charleston. Ellie has spent the last few years working for some very glamorous...
by Jim Somerville | May 22, 2014 | General
A sermon by Jim Somerville, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Richmond, Va. May 18, 2014 The Fifth Sunday of Easter John 14:1-14 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If it were not...
by Bill Wilson | Aug 25, 2011 | Opinion
Three years ago, our youngest son graduated from college. Yeah! Following graduation, he had no idea what he wanted to do with his degree. Boo! Solution: Take a “gap year” and spend it in South Africa working in a ministry setting. Use that year to sort...
by Karen Johnson Zurheide | Apr 12, 2004 | Opinion
Some fortunate professions, most notably those in higher education, enjoy the enlightened tradition of the sabbatical, a periodic time away from regular duties of employment. While the word implies a break every seven years, the time between sabbaticals varies from...
