October 14, 2016 By Michael Usey “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne ceaselessly into the past.” [F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby] Two scriptures from the Hebrew…
Category: Memoirs
A Life Like a Norman Rockwell Painting Memoir by Michael Usey May 2, 2015 Ever heard of the mighty men of David? They were the OT version of the Avengers….
A Force of Nature: Inez Stone Ryals Memoir By Michael Usey April 18, 2015 One of the ways that we here at College Park seek to follow Jesus is in…
Memoir by Michael S. Usey March 29, 2015 What I like about Christianity is that it is primarily a faith about right practice rather right belief. The two are intertwined,…
Peggy Has Left the Building Memoir By Michael Usey January 21, 2015 This past Sunday I listened to Peggy’s four adult children and spouses (along with many of her nine…
She Hath Done What She Could 29 July 2014 Memoir by Michael Usey One time when Ruth, Susan’s mother, was in Atlanta, she worshiped at Inman Park United Methodist Church. …
Sewing Circle: A Memoir for Marie Chambers Memoir by Michael Usey 19 June 2014 Darcie, Marie’s daughter, picked the psalms that we heard read this evening, and they are well…
Her Own Woman: A Memoir for Rozette Huckabee Memoir By Michael Usey February 1, 2014 One of the most excellent but subtle themes of our Bible is the significant role of…
Memoir by Michael Usey 28 December 2013 It’s a hard and painful thing to bury a friend who dies unexpectedly at 41. Most of us saw Chris just 10 days…
With the Old Breed: Earl Edison Ryals Memoir by Michael Usey August 24, 2012 Clarence Barton, one of my ministry supervisors in seminary, told me once that in every city…
John A. Taylor II: Jesus’ Urbane Disciple Memoir by Michael Usey May 16, 2012 John was a one-of-a-kind. Or at least I’m tempted to think so, but then I wonder,…
Joseph Albert Haymes Jr.: A Faithful Attention to Life’s Sweet Details (Peggy Haymes’ father) Memoir by Michael S. Usey April 9, 2012 How best are we to live this one…
More Than: A Memoir for Carolyn Wheless Memoir by Lewis Wheless & Michael Usey Feb 3, 2012 Carolyn’s favorite bible verse was Roman’s 8:37, “Yet in all these things we…
And the Tree was Happy: A Memoir for Mary Schwartz Memoir by Michael Usey 13 May 2011 I don’t know what being a real person means to you, being authentically…
Being Fully Human Memoir by Michael Usey September 9, 2010 Why are we humans here? Well, one good answer is from the Westminster catechism: What is the chief purpose of…
Every Good Gift: Joan Stevens Ferris Michael Usey August 4, 2010 When Joan Stevens Ferris passed away this past Sunday night, she had a couple of bible passages marked in…
Playing with Fire: A Memoir for Capt. Mitzi Rice Memoir by Michael Usey March 6, 2010 My first experience with Mitzi was through her reputation. One of my sons came…
Memoir by Michael S. Usey September 19, 2009 Psalm 19 is one of the Bible’s most elegant poems. The psalmist moves from the majesty of the universe to the splendor…
An Amazing Woman in an Ordinary Way Memoir by Michael Usey April 21, 2009 As you probably know The Book of Proverbs is a collection of sayings and wisdom poems…
Better to Wear Out Than to Rust: Gerry Fox Haymes Memoir by Michael Usey February 6, 2009 I have been pastor at College Park in Greensboro for 15 years, and…