Chief Shepherd

Bishop Bill Isaacs has proved to be a great friend to me! He has supported me on my two missions trips to Africa and joined me on my last trip to Uganda & D.R. Congo. He continues to be one of a few people that I know that I can always call upon and depend [...]

Terms like “change” are full of personal and emotional connotations.  For example, change can be a positive word as it is expressed in terms of improving a mindset or organizational concept.  On the other hand, change can be difficult when it means leaving good friends and colleagues. Kathy and I are going to reposition in Akron, [...]

Recently, Bill Isaacs posted an article titled,”How much right do I have in wanting change in the COG?” In that article, he described some of the attitudes that people express about “their” church. Some of the more poignant remarks were, “This is our church and the pastor has no right to change it!”;  ”We were [...]

[/caption] Welcome to the newest edition of Blogging: Bryan Strickland. Bryan opened his blog at http://louisianabishop.wordpress.com/ with a series of articles on what vision means to him. Check it out. [...]

[/caption] As a member & Ordained Bishop in the Church of God with headquarters in Cleveland, TN, I am very concerned about the organization, its leadership, doctrine, and structure. The highest governing authority within the church is the General Assembly which convenes in San Antonio, TX in just [...]

The following article was posted on HB London’s blog “The Heart of a Pastor“. —————————————————————————— I read a small article a few days ago suggesting that the Southern Baptist Church is not as large as it claims to be. Have you ever wondered about that? “Ministerally speaking” is a phrase that is used from time-to-time to qualify [...]

The Pittsburgh Tribune Review is reporting that a public school teacher’s aide has been arrested in connection with an all-night party for juveniles in a hotel room that the aide rented. According to the article “Abbie Jane Swogger, 34, of State Street, Harrison, was arrested at her home. Charges include possession of crack and powdered [...]

Back in the 70’s there was a secular song entitled, “Feeling Groovy” and one line was, “Slow down, you’re moving too fast. Got to make the morning last.” I don’t recall any of the other words or what the theme actually was (unless it was “slow down”). But I catch myself humming that phrase pretty [...]