A few weeks ago, I attended the “swearing in” of Mr. Arthur Boykin as the first African-American mayor of Humboldt, TN – my hometown. I love Humboldt and I felt it appropriate to witness this event first-hand. The occasion was filled with energy and anticipation. I arrived at the Humboldt Hospital Conference Center about 20…
I went to an old-fashioned gospel singing jubilee on Friday night. It was a wonderful event, filled with memories and joy. Many of the artists ministering to us were old friends and I traveled around and sang with many of them… oh, let’s say… over 20 years ago. This was during the years when I…
Last night I was blessed to share in a special service that was designed to introduce a potential recovery church to Humboldt, TN. I say “potential” because it is still in the process of being vetted and approved by the association of churches that shepherds the property. The property is the old Maranatha Baptist Church…
Last Sunday night, I was blessed to take part in a very special event. I joined my old friends to have somewhat of a reunion concert of the Kindred Spirits. The original “long-standing” group was made up of Dale & Christi Denning, Danny King, and myself. We traveled together for over 20 years, singing in…
BAM!… and just like that, dozens of children hear about Jesus. How cool is that? You know, in the fickle modern times that we now live in, some churches are still able to pull off awesome VBS events. First Baptist Church of Medina is one of those. I was blessed to be invited to join…
Yesterday, October 22nd of 2022, we had a family reunion. This was a gathering of people from the Nicholas family, trickling down from Grandaddy W.B. Nicholas. He was my daddy’s daddy and at this reunion, two of his children were present… Aunt Jane Wall and Aunt Gracie Fewell. The rest were other descendants and spouses,…
I have met a few professional musicians and singers, mostly those connected to the Gospel music industry. However, I normally don’t get to sit down and have lunch with them and talk about ministry and life. I got that opportunity yesterday in Cool Springs (Franklin, TN) when I met Guy Penrod. A good friend of…