“I alone know the plans I have for you, plans to give you prosperity and not disaster, plans to bring about the future you hope for.” Jeremiah 29:11 They Expected the Worst, but Look what They Got! Many years ago—when our country was involved in the Korean Conflict, a detachment Read more…
Welcome to 2022! Happy New Year! I am looking forward to 2022. On a personal note, I am to become a Great Uncle this month, as my oldest niece Lauren and her husband Chase Hyman welcome a baby boy that is due on the 20th. What a wonderful way to Read more…
“Joseph was a man who always did what was right…” Matthew 1:19a Joseph: A Portrait of Quiet Integrity Years ago there was a young college student at Amherst who had a pair of shoes that needed repair. So, he took them to a little shoe shop in Northampton which was Read more…
We can’t believe it’s been 30 years since Robin Thompson began playing the organ and piano at Main Street United Methodist Church in Dillon! He walked in—and auditioned by playing a song from his senior recital at Coker College. We had never heard of him, but we were truly blown Read more…
“Therefore, encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.” I Thessalonians 5:11 The Power of Empathy Empathy is a feeling. It’s different from sympathy, different from tolerance, even compassion. Empathy is the ability to share someone else’s feelings and the ability to understand another person’s Read more…
November is going to be a month of beautiful music shared by Main Street’s musicians at the worship services. Sunday, November 7, will be the annual All Saints’ Day Celebration. Featured selections at this service include a powerful arrangement of Emily Wilson’s hymn “When We All Get to Heaven”; Joseph Read more…
“Just like the clay in the potter’s hands, so are you in my hand.” Jeremiah 18:6 “God Never Gives Up on You!” In the 18th chapter of Jeremiah, Jeremiah is told by God to go down to the potter’s house and watch what’s going on. Jeremiah had no idea why Read more…
Music Notes from Robin – October 2021 Happy October! I am so excited to be entering the final quarter of 2021. Hopefully cooler weather, football games, All Saints’ Sunday, Thanksgiving, Advent, and Christmas will all be a true celebration for all of the Main Street Family. I am really looking Read more…
“Who knows, maybe it was for such a time as this that you were made a queen!” Esther 4:14 Coincidences Let me tell you about a woman named Esther whose story is recorded in the Old Testament. She was a beautiful Jewish woman who one day was noticed by King Read more…
September of 2021 has arrived! Can you believe that it has been 20 years since the 9/11 tragedy occurred? Main Street, however, is still continuing to worship and still using the power of music to encourage, uplift, and inspire. Thank you, musicians, for sharing your talents! I am thrilled to Read more…