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A Graduation

May 6, 2013 — Leave a comment
Photo Credit: j.o.h.n. walker via Compfight cc

Photo Credit: j.o.h.n. walker via Compfight cc

This past weekend I had the honor of attending my oldest child’s college graduation. Jason graduated with a BA degree in Religion and plans to attend Claremont School of Theology this fall to pursue his Master’s Degree.  While I knew that I would have to write something about this for today’s post, I wasn’t quite so sure about what I was going to write. I am extremely proud of his accomplishments, however, I knew that you really didn’t want to read another post about me bragging on my children.

I pondered the question of what I had wished someone had told me 28 years ago when I walked across the stage and received my college degree. However, I quickly realized that 28 years ago, you really couldn’t tell me much. And I figured that most of the graduating class of 2013 was probably the same way and really didn’t want any advice from an old fool like myself.

As the thoughts ran through my head, one thought kept coming up again and again. It was the same thought that I had when I first saw the graduates entering the arena Saturday afternoon.

Am I really old enough to have a child graduate from college? It seems like only yesterday I was graduating. Where did all of the time go?

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A Time of No Time

July 19, 2012 — 6 Comments

 

I have always heard it said, “Time flies when you are having fun.”  Well this certainly must be the case because one of my favorite things in the world is the rare opportunity to take an afternoon nap.  And when I am participating in this ritual, time certainly does fly.  But if time flies when you are enjoying yourself, then the opposite must be true as well.  ”Time slows to a crawl when you are not having fun.”

This, itself, is reason enough to try to have fun in everything that you do, but unfortunately, this is not always possible.  There are times throughout our lives when time seems to slow to a crawl.

Just ask any 7-year-old on Christmas Eve and they will surely tell you that the next morning will never arrive.  And this phenomena does not stop when you grow older either.  Just check in with me the last day of work before vacation starts or ask me on one of the days at work when we are not busy and I am looking for work to keep me busy.  Time slows to a crawl, the minutes creep along and it seems as if the day will never end. Continue Reading…

The Peace of God

January 5, 2012 — Leave a comment

I know it is not Friday, but I felt the need to share this video anyway.  Last Friday I posted the video of an amazing young man, Ben Breedlove, who knew what was waiting for him when he moved on from this life.  Today, I would like to share with you some more of his story.  At his funeral, Ben’s sister, Ally, stood before the crowd and told of one of the final times that she and her brother were together.  This family has been through so much in their lives but it is apparent that they have truly been blessed.  And God is now using Ben’s story to bless thousands of people around the world.  I hope you will receive a blessing from their story as well.

Philippians 4:7
 

close to home by john mcpherson 11/22/11
close to home by john mcpherson 11/22/11

BBQ Chicken In Heaven

October 31, 2011 — Leave a comment

 

I don’t know about the rest of the country, but here in the south whenever a church needs to raise some money for a project or help someone who is in need, we get together and sell barbecue chicken plates.  I consider myself somewhat of a connoisseur of the church chicken plate.  I’ve cooked several thousand of these over the years and have eaten at least as many as I have cooked.  In fact, one of my favorite days of the year is the day the men of our church get together to cook the chickens.  Yes the day is long (usually starts around 2 am) and the work is hard, but the fellowship and work for the Lord (not to mention the home cooked breakfast) is the stuff that makes memories.

As I sat eating my church chicken plate this past Saturday I started thinking about what it would be like in Heaven.   Continue Reading…