Archive for January, 2011
Snow!
A big snow in Oconee County, South Carolina, is rare. The last time we had one was in 1988. Before the snow fell, many of the trees in my yard were bare and the grass was winter brown. My world had been transformed by a blanket of white that hid the barren and ugly under its clean and pure beauty. That is the magic, the wonder, the power of snow!
Erskine Alums Speak Out on Norman and Erskine
In the wacky world of Erskine College and Seminary, life at the end of 2010 and the beginning of 2011 is very interesting. As the year 2010 ended, the drumbeat on the Facebook (FB) site of the so-called loyal Erskine alums was for President David Norman to share with them his vision for Erskine. Here is is vision, and attached are their comments.
Epiphany: Behold the King!
Of the Biblical passages that tell the stories of the birth of Jesus, I like Matthew 2 the best. The most remarkable part of the story to me is the visit of the Wise Men and the manifestation of Jesus to Gentiles as the King.
