Some of you know that the first church I served as pastor was Pickens Presbyterian Church, in Pickens, SC. From 1988-1997 (nine wonderful years) Ginger and I lived in the upstate of SC and continue to love the people of that church and place. Our children had their formative years there. The congregation in Pickens nourished us, shared faith with us, and taught us so much about ministry.
Read MoreIn the 12th chapter of Genesis, as we heard this morning, God called Abraham to leave his homeland and GO – go to a land that he did not know. God promises Abraham that he will be the father of a great nation and have many descendants, descendants as numerous as the sands of the seashore and the stars in the sky.
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