Category: Mike’s Monday Message

Putting Words in my Mouth …. Then the Lord put out his hand and touched my mouth, and the Lord said to me, “now I have put words in your mouth.” Jeremiah 1:9 Dear Friends, I needed some “words” to say for today’s “Mikes Monday Message” and my devotional reading this morning talked about God…

Backpacks and Burdens “… you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:30 Dear Friends, On Sunday we invited the children to bring their backpacks for a blessing as the congregation offered up prayers for the new school year which begins tomorrow in Charleston County. We…

Blessing of the Backpacks “Let the wise listen and add to their learning.”  Proverbs 1:5 Dear Friends, This coming Sunday, August 10th, we will recognize our children and students of all ages as we bless their backpacks and pray that all students have a year filled with learning and good experiences. Please be sure to…

Prayer “And when you pray…” Matthew 6:5 Dear Friends, I attended the Hands of Christ benefit concert at James Island Presbyterian Sunday afternoon and someone mentioned Ann Lamont’s book, “Help, Thanks, Wow.” The book is about prayer, the premise being that most of our prayers go like this: help me, help me, help me….thank you, thank…

Remembering George Fletcher Dear Friends, I received a nice email from a fellow Presbyterian pastor with a tribute to Rev George Fletcher who served New Wappetaw as pastor and retired after Hurricane Hugo. I followed George here and remember going to the Presbyterian Home in Summerville with our choir to sing and visit with George.…

Gratitude “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.” Colossians 3:16 Dear Friends, I can’t sing but I enjoyed hearing the children sing this week during Bible school. So,…

This Week: Bible School “Whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst!” John 4: 14 Dear Friends, We are off to a great start for Bible School. Our theme this year is Water Missions, and this morning we had some inspirational speakers coming from Water Missions to speak to the children. This week…

“Celebrating Freedom” “You my friends were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature, rather serve one another in love.” Galatians 5:13  Dear Friends, This week we are reminded that as Americans we have freedom to make many choices about how we live. On Friday we celebrate the…

Looking Ahead… “Without Vision, the people perish…” Proverbs 29:18 Dear Friends, I guess of all the good proverbs in the Bible, I have always tried to live by this one. I am not a “Que sera, sera, whatever will be” type of person. I like to have a plan for my life and a plan…

My Friendship with Donnie Woods “A friend loves at all times…” Proverbs 17:17 Yesterday before the prayers of the people, I asked for special prayers for my friend Donnie Woods who served as Presbytery Exec and pastor to pastor of CAP (Charleston Atlantic Presbytery). When I returned to CAP in 2007, (maybe my coming home…