

THE IMPORTANCE OF (a) HERITAGE
The month of May has been a very interesting month for my wife and me. It has been filled with some very special moments that have led us to do some reminiscing about the past and some contemplating about the future. Our travels and ministry have taken us from Ohio, to Colorado, to North Carolina, South Carolina, and soon back to Virginia. During May we have visited family, ministered to many new friends, talked to many old friends, and are preparing for our retirement servic


IT'S ABOUT TO CHANGE!
“I simply can’t believe it,” I said to myself. My wife and I were sitting in the Social Security office in Charlotte, North Carolina. You should have heard the conversation I was having with me: “We just met, we just graduated from college, we just had kids, we just started a church; it simply can’t be us applying for, gulp, Medicare!!!” I have spent the last thirty-seven years trying to figure out how to provide health care for the employees of Heritage; how can I be on Medi


BACK TO MAYBERRY
Recently my wife and I were traveling to a meeting in central Ohio. Our route took us near an idyllic North Carolina town called Mt. Airy. For those who do not know, Mt. Airy’s claim to fame is that it is the birthplace and childhood home of Andy Griffith. From his recollections of his hometown, Andy created the Andy Griffith show and the wonderful American town of Mayberry. Many of us baby boomers can remember gathering around black and white television sets to watch the sto