A few weeks ago I wrote the second part of a description of Pioneer Village at Shingle Creek. I talked about how the village is in some ways a representation of the pioneer community of Narcoossee. In this final installment, I'll discuss the rest of the buildings in the Village that are from other parts [...]
Life of Paul 12
I was unable to write an "in-between" blog post last week, so I'll just continue this week with my Life of Paul series. We left Paul last time on the shores of Pamphylia (Turkey). Acts 13:13 records, "Now Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia. And John left [...]
Life of Paul 11
The church in Antioch has been prospering. We see in Acts 13:1-3 that it is a church comprised of a diverse group of people - diversity of race, of culture, of economy, and of gifts. The church is engaging in worship and service and the Holy Spirit stirs them to global missions. "Now there were [...]
Pioneer Village – Part 2
Pioneer Village at Shingle Creek (2491 Babb Rd. in Kissimmee, FL) does not represent an actual village but rather is intended to illustrate life in central Florida around 1900. That being said, though, many of the buildings (both original and reconstructed) are buildings which served their time in the pioneer community of Narcoossee, which is [...]
Life of Paul 10
Time is moving on in the life of the apostle Paul. In my last post we saw him returning to his hometown of Tarsus in the region of Cilicia. He remained there for some time and we were only able to conjecture a little about what he did while there. Luke picks up his story, [...]
The Watchmaker's Pulse 