Hickory Withe Presbyterian Church Pastor's Blog

Ordination trials

Ed Eubanks, Jr. — 2008-01-08T19:06:54-06:00

Most of you may know, I was examined by the Covenant Presbytery credentials committee today, as one of the final steps toward completing ordination.

Who's in charge here?

Ed Eubanks, Jr. — 2008-01-07T14:02:38-06:00

Me: "Well, sometimes people act like they want me to be in charge; but when they act like that, what they really want is for me to teach them how Jesus is in charge."

Working on a book

Ed Eubanks, Jr. — 2008-01-05T10:02:30-06:00

Since then, I've gone through different stages of prepping for that-- including copying all of my posts into a very useful writing application (and discovering that I had more than enough material already for a book-length project-- and also realizing that about half of the book had barely been discussed); drafting a book proposal; getting great feedback from a trusted friend and fellow writer that I should divide the material into two books; writing a grant (that was rejected) for additional research for my book; actually losing the final draft of my book proposal; and putting all of it (including the Placement Reflections blog) on indefinite hold as I transitioned into pastoral ministry.

Wildlife Watch, 1/4/08

Ed Eubanks, Jr. — 2008-01-05T09:33:03-06:00

If you didn't know to look over there, and if the leaves hadn't mostly dropped, AND if you didn't know what to look for, you would have missed her.

More hands than I could ever shake...

Ed Eubanks, Jr. — 2008-01-03T16:32:14-06:00

There are some twists in this year's election: those who seemed early on to be sure-things are now showing that they are anything but, while otherwise low-level contenders have emerged in prominence; former party loyalties are being tested in both parties; and this also seems to be the year of the "anyone but" election.

Haiku #7 (Christmastide Haiku)

Ed Eubanks, Jr. — 2008-01-03T14:47:16-06:00

of man, living for us and

Sermon Texts, January 2008

Ed Eubanks, Jr. — 2008-01-02T09:15:26-06:00

Here is a list of the sermon texts for January, 2008:

One way I agree with the Federal Vision proponents

Ed Eubanks, Jr. — 2007-12-28T11:30:47-06:00

Our own Covenant Presbytery recently bumped into this as an ordained PCA Pastor, in good standing with another presbytery, met significant resistance to his transfer into Covenant Presbytery because of his sympathy toward paedocommunion (offering the sacrament of the Lord's Supper to any baptized child of any age); there seemed to be some concern among a few members of presbytery that his sympathy toward the one (Paedocommunion) automatically cast him in the category of the other (Federal Vision sympathizers).

Wildlife Watch, 12/27/07

Ed Eubanks, Jr. — 2007-12-27T16:11:09-06:00

As I was walking out to the mailbox, about half-way up the sidewalk, a large doe jumped out of the thicket behind the big oak.

Theological worldview quiz

Ed Eubanks, Jr. — 2007-12-27T08:33:36-06:00

64%

Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan