Hearing him speak, Dr David Jeremiah

 Friday September 26th 2025

Although we really enjoyed our low-key week here in Pigeon Forge, today’s event is the reason we came to town. 

Millie has been a fan of Dr David Jeremiah for many years. She watches his sermons online and we have several of his CD sets that we listen to when traveling with the RV. 



Dr Jeremiah is an evangelical pastor and author who has successful enterprises, many accolades and no scandals. He has a charismatic presence and in a confident commanding voice delivers the unchanging word of God to an ever-changing world.

Wow, that’s a mouthful, that last line I borrowed from his online bio. I do enjoy listening to his CD’s and hopefully retain some of his teachings, but this posting is not about me, back to the storyline.



So, Millie has liked Dr Jeremiah for many years but has never seen him in person. I happened to see that he would be speaking at the National Quartet Convention here in Pigeon forge and wouldn’t that be great if I could get tickets so Millie could be in his presence and hear him speak.



And so it happened and we were able to join thousands of other believers at the La Conte center in Pigeon Forge and listen to the great orator of God’s word. 



The stage at the La Conte Center is set in the center of a huge circular auditorium.  When Dr Jeremiah was done speaking, they drove him out of the hall on a golf cart. He came right past us, I could have reached out an touched him. It was like a pilgrim at the Vatican with the Pope mobile going by moment! Or maybe like the time Willie Nelson walked out on the stage after we were so afraid he would die before we got to see him.



As a bonus we also got to stay for a musical performance by the Gaither Musical Group. I give them a grade of; they were ok, but if you’ve seen them once, well that’s enough.




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