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It began in July 2014 with the very first column our pastor, Bill Coley, published in our church newsletter. After 104 other entries, all but one of which written by Bill, the "And from Bill..." archive closed to new entries in July 2015, but is always accessible via this page, where we provide links to all 105 columns.
Enjoy!
ENTRY #1 - First column ever - July 10, 1985
ENTRY #2 - Drennon Christian Church - June 17, 1987
ENTRY #3 - Always a hugger - November 1, 1990
ENTRY #4 - Churches must change - June 19, 2008
ENTRY #5 - Science and religion - January 19, 2012
ENTRY #6 - The death penalty - February 1, 1989
ENTRY #7 - A conversation with a dead guy - August 20, 1992
ENTRY #8 - Amusement park wisdom - July 16, 1992
ENTRY #9 - No fan of reality - May 9, 1991
ENTRY #10 - Something every church needs to know - January 15, 2009
ENTRY #11 - Mainline church decline foretold - May 11, 1988
ENTRY #12 - Odds and ends - February 11, 1987
ENTRY #13 - Turning 50 - August 16, 2007
ENTRY #14 - Looney Tunes spirituality - August 17, 2006
ENTRY #15 - An early experience with change - August 25, 1985
ENTRY #16 - Pessimism in the storms of life - September 15, 2005
ENTRY #17 - The power of labeling - October 18, 2013
ENTRY #18 - Putting the "Christ" in First Christian - January 20, 2005
ENTRY #19 - A response to the 9/11 attacks - September 20, 2001
ENTRY #20 - The downfall of television evangelists - March 25, 1987
ENTRY #21 - Change at The Dispatch? Oh no! - September 21, 1995
ENTRY #22 - Change is inevitable, but hard - August 15, 1996
ENTRY #23 - The Middle East - May 2, 2002
ENTRY #24 - Gun Control - March 2, 2000
ENTRY #25 - "Seed Faith" televangelists - January 14, 1987
ENTRY #26 - O.J. Simpson and racism in America - October 7, 1995
ENTRY #27 - George Zimmerman and racism in America - July 18, 2013
ENTRY #28 - "Prosperity" Christianity - May 20, 2004
ENTRY #29 - Retelling the rich young ruler story - June 17, 2004
ENTRY #30 - Our 75th anniversary - October 6, 1994
ENTRY #31 - A talking scale - April 27, 1988
ENTRY #32 - Civil discourse - January 20, 2011
ENTRY #33 - Politics and pro wrestling - October 18, 1990
ENTRY #34 - The junk factor in politics - January 17, 2008
ENTRY #35 - Faith and politics - October 16, 2008
ENTRY #36 - A new president, politics, and how we treat each other in church
ENTRY #37 - The fall of the Berlin Wall - November 15, 1989
ENTRY #38 - Getting more people involved in ministry of the church - September 24, 1986
ENTRY #39 - Thanksgiving is also about you - November 20, 2008
ENTRY #40 - A thanks for nothing year - November 16, 2000
ENTRY #41 - Thanks for grace and God things - November 18, 2004
ENTRY #42 - The "War on Christmas" - December 15, 2005
ENTRY #43 - Greeting cards and song lyrics - January 10, 1991
ENTRY #44 - It's about the gift - December 17, 2009
ENTRY #45 - A conversation with Santa - December 15, 1986
ENTRY #46: A lack of Christmas passion - December 5, 2005
ENTRY #47 - Christmas is something we receive, not give - December 21, 1995
ENTRY #48 - A Christmas gift list - December 15, 1994
ENTRY #49 - Welcomed at the manger - December 15, 2011
ENTRY #50: A gift we must work for - December 16, 2010
ENTRY #51 - Y2K and worry - January 6, 2000
ENTRY #52 - New year's resolutions - January 8, 1998
ENTRY #53 - Epiphany as a call to action - February 3, 2000
ENTRY #54 - Resolving to act - January 19, 2006
ENTRY #55 - Starting over...and over - May 10, 1990
ENTRY #56 - Learn from your mistakes - February 20, 2013
ENTRY #57 - Churches must stand for someone one (Jesus) - July 19, 2012
ENTRY #58 - Spiritual practices hold the fire close - February 18, 2010
ENTRY #59 - In recognition of sermon #500 of my FCCEM ministry - October 3, 1996
ENTRY #60 - A controversial nomination - October 24, 1991
ENTRY #61 - The death penalty and grace - February 5, 1998
ENTRY #62 - Making disciples is a mission, not a resolution - January 17, 2002
ENTRY #63 - Buying and selling beautify people - November 4, 1999
ENTRY #64 - Public posting of the Ten Commandments - August 21, 2003
ENTRY #65 - Lenten season shopping tips - February 20, 1997
ENTRY #66 - Dilbert comic strips take on Jesus - March 17, 2011
ENTRY #67 - The contract out on the life of Salman Rushdie - March 1, 1989
ENTRY #68 - Experiencing forgiveness leads to being forgiving - September 2, 1993
ENTRY #69 - The death of a friend - March 5, 1992
ENTRY #70 - The "news" about Jesus - March 6, 1997
ENTRY #71 - GPS and God's grace - October 20, 2011
ENTRY #72 - Pat Robertson and an earthquake - February 3, 1994
ENTRY #73 - On the eve of the second Gulf War - February 20, 2003
ENTRY #74 - In the company of doubt - March 15, 2007
ENTRY #75 - Put yourself in the path of blessing - April 15, 2010
ENTRY #76: Cats and people devalued - November 6, 1997
ENTRY #77: As Easter Sunday approaches, the signficance of anniversaries - March 20, 2003
ENTRY #78: Let's have more surprise in our experience of Easter - April 15, 2004
ENTRY #79: Following Jesus as a life adventure - April 19, 2012
ENTRY #80: Life as an endless running game - January 17, 2014
ENTRY #81 - A return to "The daVinci Code" controversy - April 20, 2006
ENTRY #82 - The Littleton High School shootings and the reality of chaos
ENTRY #83 - Lessons in the aftermath of the Oklahoma City federal building bombing - May 4, 1995
ENTRY #84 - Arkanas school shootings, moral decay, and gun control - April 2, 1998
ENTRY #85 - A portrait of a wallflower - April 5, 1989
ENTRY #86 - The Rodney King verdict - May 7, 1992
ENTRY #87 - The Virginia Tech University shootings - April 19, 2007
ENTRY #88 - Two funerals, two families - July 28, 1988
ENTRY #89 - An entertainer and a professional golfer "come out" - May 8, 1997
ENTRY #90 - Our national obsession with sex - May 13, 1987
ENTRY #91 - Making it easy to leave the Church - October 7, 1993
ENTRY #92 - Pubs more important than worship - March 21, 2002
ENTRY #93 - Willard Scott and the magic antacid - December 21, 1991
ENTRY #94 - Peacemakers in a culture of anything but peace - April 23, 1986
ENTRY #95 - The church is a lumber yard, not a discussion table - May 6, 1993
ENTRY #96 - Macabre societal fascination with public tragedies - July 15, 1999
ENTRY #97 - The tree that chose not to be a tree - April 17, 1997
ENTRY #98 - A "cool" church - August 16, 2013
ENTRY #100 - Our tenth anniversary together - June 15, 1995
ENTRY #101 - Our twenty-fifth anniversary together - June 17, 2010
ENTRY #102 - A nostalgic trip back home April 16, 2009
ENTRY #103 - 10,560 days - April 18, 2014