I’ve heard about “Word of Life” for years — the fabulous international ministry started by Jack Wyrtzen and Harry Bollback in the 1930s. It sprang from the evangelistic rallies Wyrtzen conducted in New York City and elsewhere (see the pictures below). In 1940, Word of Life purchased an island in the middle of Scroon Lake […]
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Bryant Grove Trail
Grandson Elijah and I are hiking our way through the book, 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles of Nashville. Last Saturday we tacked Bryant Grove Trail, an 8-mile round trip hike along the shores of Percy Priest Lake in Long Hunter State Park. Elijah made it fine. He had so much energy he did wind […]
Hike 2: Couchville Lake Loop
My grandson Elijah and I are hiking our way through Johnny Molloy’s book, 60 Hikes within 60 Miles of Nashville. We skipped #2 — it’s a very long hike and better for the Springtime — and went on to #3 for last Saturday’s warm February day. It was the Couchville Lake Loop in Long […]
“And Wing My Words”
When Katrina and I started our pastoral work at Harris Memorial Church in rural Greeneville, Tennessee, I badly wanted to teach as well as preach (still do). I recall going through Paul’s letters to Timothy and noting that the word “teach” occurred forty-four times while the word “preach” occurred four times; and I worked hard to develop some […]