Pastor Randy Corbin, Transitional Lead Pastor As a teenager, I would commonly visit a camp for the blind at least once each summer. I found it fascinating to watch those without sight navigating the grounds. I observed the new arrivals brimming with excitement and anticipation as they were told about the swimming pool and other recreational activities. Learning new skills and […]
Pastor Randy Corbin, Transitional Lead Pastor On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright made their first flight of an airplane at Kitty Hawk, NC. On their fifth attempt, the plane, under the control of Orville, embarked on a twelve second flight. Wilbur rushed to the local telegraph office and sent the following message – WE HAVE FLOWN FOR 12 SECONDS […]
Pastor Randy Corbin, Transitional Lead Pastor For three years, Linda and I lived through the winters of Minnesota. It was not the snow that I remember as much as the cold. The snows would come often but only a few inches at a time, yet the snow would never melt. So by February, the ice and snow was packed and […]
Pastor Randy Corbin, Transitional Lead Pastor Years ago, a pastor’s widow invited me to her home to collect some of her departed husband’s study books. At that stage my library was pretty lean, so I was delighted with the invitation. I took whatever she gave me. One book attracted Linda and she began to read it. While leafing through it, […]
Pastor Randy Corbin, Transitional Lead Pastor It happened several years ago. On one of our family camping vacations, I decided to avoid the shaving routine. By the end of the week, I looked like a candidate for ruffian of the year. My crumpled tee shirt and frayed shorts didn’t help the picture either. Linda was a bit unnerved by my […]
Pastor Randy Corbin, Transitional Lead Pastor Coming from her, I didn’t think much of it at the time. Linda and I were talking with our neighbor several years ago about her experience with an allergic reaction. To use her terms, it was “h-e-double hockey sticks.” As I reflected on her use of the term, I realized that we (society and […]
Pastor Randy Corbin, Transitional Lead Past Initially, Michelangelo was coerced into painting the Sistine Chapel. He was a sculptor and wanted only to sculpt. His masterful works of David and Moses – all done while still a young man – were proof of his unusual giftedness. Yet, Pope Julius had a different plan. He ordered Michelangelo to leave his sculpting […]
Pastor Randy Corbin, Transitional Lead Pastor Clive Staples (C.S.) Lewis pondered the question at one stage in his life. After all, there is much that is attractive about Magic. There is wonder and fascination – such as we have felt when watching a genie escape from a bottle and granting a most delicious wish. But perhaps the greatest allure of […]
Pastor Randy Corbin, Transitional Lead Pastor A few years ago, Linda and I had the delightful experience of camping on Wellesley Island, part of the 1000 Island region in New York. It was a beautiful location. A few miles from there, on the St. Lawrence River is Heart Island. Nearly a century ago, a very wealthy man named George Boldt, […]
Pastor Randy Corbin, Transitional Lead Pastor It took me just a couple of hours to realize there was something askew about the courtship. A friend of mine was so eager that Linda and I meet his fiancée, so we arranged for it. Yet, while he seemed very attentive to her, she seemed otherwise focused. She was fascinated with her diamond, […]
