Big Bend Tunnel
It was 1870 at Big Bend Tunnel when the drama unfolded. The expansion of the railroad would not, could not be stopped, connecting the whole country across plains and rivers and mountains that divide. Yet the times they were a changin’ and what used to be accomplished by the power of the human spirit was being given to the steam driven machine. So in West Virginia, the mettle of a man was tested against a steel drill. John Henry was a steel-driving man swinging 20 pound hammer
A New Day at Highland Hills
Last night as a part of our quarterly town hall meeting, I had the opportunity to share some exciting things that are “dawning” in the life of the church. The room was packed, but good news bears repeating! It has been two and a half years since you all called Ethan and I to Co-pastor the church. I have been affectionately referring to this as a grand experiment, both to call pastors so young and to call two instead of one. In those two and a half years, much of the work of t
