Thank you to www.sunflowerlanephotography.com for my new picture to use on my blog. You can’t work miracles, but it is as it is. – John M –
John M
I think differently. Every once in a while, I have an insight or a thought that could be useful to others. My background is over 30 years in church leadership & 30 years in social work with M.Div. and M.S.W. degrees - and yes, I do enjoy retirement. My heart is in teaching. And I try to teach in a way that you don't have to have a degree to understand it. So, join me on this journey we call Life as we explore God, the Bible, the Church and the world around us together.
I've been married to my wife for 48 years. We have three grown and married children of whom we are very proud. And they have blessed us with seven grandchildren. We both grew up in Washington State, but we now live in North Carolina with a lot of experience between those two points.
What? Me Worry? – Part 3
Well, we can talk about what worry is as we’ve done previously, but most importantly, how can we deal with it? III. How to deal with worry. This certainly won’t cover everything […]
What? Me Worry? – Part 2
{Parts of this series may have been inspired from two sources: God’s Miraculous Plan of Economy by Jack R. Taylor. Broadman Press, 1975. And some presentations by Rev. Cecil C. Sims, Executive […]
What? Me Worry? – Part 1
Introduction: We are in crazy, stressful times, aren’t we? There’s a virus running rampant causing us to change the way we shop, eat, vacation, and even relax with friends and family. This […]
Sermons/Bible Studies
As far as I know, my sermons are my own. After 70 years of being in church, there may be some thoughts that are traceable to others, but I’m not aware of […]
Regarding This Blog – Clear the Murk
Before I initiated this blog site, I was hoping and planning to have four choices for menu headings. I worked on it. I studied it. I tried everything I could to develop […]
My First Baptism
I was pastoring my first church in the mountain town of Oakridge, Oregon in the Cascade Mountains. Our small Baptist church did not have a baptistery, so that left finding another wet […]
