Church Blog (Page 11)

There are many images that catch our eyes in popular culture and Halloween is one of those times when we get a good look at the ones that are in focus in a particular year. Yes, the top choices for Halloween costumes might tell us something about those images. This year, due to the popularity of a recently released movie, the “witch” costume leads the list of the most popular styles. A few years ago, the most popular get-up was…

During this time of the year, with the leaves changing colors, there is a great reminder of the hope that is ours in the Resurrection power of Jesus. God has designed the changing of the seasons as a great picture for us. While we enjoy the pretty reds, oranges, and yellows as the leaves change, we also realize that this beautiful display is happening as the leaves are dying. The season’s beauty is a reminder that the approach of death…

Last evening’s Triple L fellowship here at Poplar Springs was a fun time of fellowship! The gathering of friends around the tables for food and games was a real joy – and more tables can be set up for more friends to come next time, so, y’all come! After pizza, desserts, and conversation, we enjoyed several rounds of BINGO with prizes for the winners. As is often my luck in playing BINGO, I would get everything in proper order but…

As I drove through Shelby the other day, I had to chuckle a bit when I noticed a yard sign on a vacant corner near the hospital. The sign read, “No Yard Signs Without Permission.” It hit me as funny to use a yard sign to prohibit yard signs. Even so, that sign did what it was supposed to do, viz. it made me look at what the owner deemed important! Which is the heart of the word “significance.” The…

“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you!” Matthew 7:7 For several years there was a television series by the name, “In Search of…,” during which the host gathered various experts, opinions, and evidence to try to explain mysterious events and hypotheses. The episodes provided interesting facts and ideas but rarely, if ever, actually came to any definitive conclusions. Thankfully, as we walk in faith as…

124 Years and Ready for More! On September 21, 1898, at 11:00 o’clock in the morning, our church was formed here in the Poplar Springs community as a home base for ministry and mission in Jesus’ name! Christ Followers from Cleveland County named the church Poplar Springs Baptist Church because they envisioned a “missionary Baptist church” near the tall poplar trees surrounding the springs at the foot of the hill. They constituted the new church with the following vision on…

At the college where I studied, the administration partnered with the student council to surprise the students one “secret day” during the Spring semester. About the time the dark ages (winter months) were easing up and the “study-itis” and “spring fever” was setting in, a note would be slipped under the dorm room doors announcing “Wonderful Wednesday” when all classes were canceled and special foods and treats were served and group games were scheduled in a festival of relaxation to…

Schools of all kinds are back in session this week and those start-ups remind us of how fast things change around us. Both of our grandchildren are now in the “school flow” and it is hard to believe how quickly they came to this time. It seems like we were just holding them in our arms at the hospital and letting them sleep on our shoulders. In fact, with our daughter’s birthday approaching next month, it truly seems like a…