The way people begin the New Year varies. Some start the New Year remembering the one that has passed and thinking of the one ahead. They have a picture of what they want to accomplish in the coming y...  Read More

   A Pastor’s Perspective…Never have I worked with someone who has a higher emotional quotient than Bruce Herrmann. His genuine care for others and absolute Christlikeness make him perfectly suited fo...  Read More

There’s a chair in my house that I never ever would have picked out as a favorite chair. It has a hard wooden seat and is neither known for its comfort nor it’s back support. You don’t curl up in it u...  Read More

Harmony happens in peace. Music is something I love deeply. Favorite childhood memories entail nights sitting in the living room with people singing. While someone played the piano, another propped a ...  Read More

   A Pastor’s Perspective…   Completing the work of the 2020 Vision plan has been both rewarding and challenging. We had no blueprint to work from and a few hurdles along the way, but we are pressing ...  Read More

   A Pastor’s Perspective…  When I was a kid, downtown Birmingham was a busy place at Christmas. The malls had yet to be built, and the best shopping in Alabama was in the department stores of downtow...  Read More

Positive feedback is always appreciated, and the encouragement around our current series, Peace -n- Pressure, has been most appreciated. Thank you for each kind and affirming word. My prayer, as alway...  Read More

It is good to be back home in Fayetteville after spending a week in Kenya. A good trip is something I am always up for, and this trip to Kenya was my fifth in Africa and the sixteenth country I have b...  Read More

   A Pastor’s Perspective…   It was not that long ago that MarkO was here and talked about teenagers. He discussed the importance of singing and praying on brain development and challenged the church ...  Read More

   Serving our Lord and the members of His church as a minister at Snyder has been a blessing and joy over the last 10 ½ years.   Snyder Memorial Baptist Church allowed me the opportunity to use my gi...  Read More

   A Pastor’s Perspective…  I had a wonderful sabbatical that started after our group trip to Kenya.  I went to the coast to visit where a new school is being started to see if the school should becom...  Read More

   Albert Einstein said, "I never think of the future. It comes soon enough."   The future does come quickly. It seems like it was just yesterday we were having listening sessions about the future of ...  Read More