Suzanne and I have been co-teaching the Covenant Study Class this fall. This study has focused on looking at how the theme of “covenant” exists throughout the Old and New…
This year, as we move through Halloween, All Saints, and All Souls, I am thinking of those who have lost beloved ones since this time last year. I also want…
EQUIP means to supply with the necessary items for a particular purpose, or to prepare someone mentally for a particular situation or task. Equipping is the responsibility of every parent,…
There’s a new phrase coined by millennials called “quiet quitting.” Quiet quitting doesn’t mean someone has actually quit their job. It means they have chosen to do the bare minimum…
On Tuesday, June 7th, CNN reported that the United States was on pace to match or surpass its worst year on record for the number of mass shootings. We have…
“Trusting God… When Trouble Comes” “Blessed are the ones who wake up mourning. May our tears swell into revolution.” -Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis This is an invitation to allow yourself…
In June of 2019, Sherman and I had the pleasure of meeting pastors Doug and Cathy Johns and Brad Aycock, the leader of the Greenhouse Church Planting Network of the…
Many places in Scripture extol—which means to enthusiastically praise or commend—the faithfulness of God. Lamentations 3: 22-23 says, “Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his…
I am always comforted by the beginning words of Psalm 46:1-3, "God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, Even though…
What did Christmas plays look like for you as a child? Were you an angel? A shepherd? A cow? Maybe you were chosen to be Mary or Joseph? Were these…