sermons Freedom from Fear 20 Jun 2021June 17, 2021 Robert Wadlow was known as the Giant of Illinois. Born in 1918, he grew to be the tallest man who ever lived. At least, the tallest we can confirm. Because…
Uncategorized Are You Spiritually Gifted? 23 May 2021May 20, 2021 Over Memorial Day weekend last year, we built Jackson and Carter a treehouse. Jackson has been asking for one for years. When he first asked, I knew we were moving…
sermons Water Bottles and Calling 16 May 2021May 12, 2021 Don't put a glass over the flame. I get enthusiastic about an idea, an enthusiasm that sometimes gets me carried away. When I was in my first senior year of…
sermons Mentors 9 May 2021May 4, 2021 Not long ago, I had a terribly important decision to make. It was one of those life changing decisions; one where the impacts would be far-reaching, whatever Dana and I…
sermons Eat, Drink, and Be Merry! 2 May 2021April 27, 2021 Before I graduated from college, there was one thing I really wanted to do. On campus was a beautiful chapel with a very tall spire; the tallest building on campus.…
sermons On Skunks and Bearing Witness 25 Apr 2021April 18, 2021 Bear witness. Today, I bear witness to you that I saw something incredible. Something fantastic. Something amazing. Something Dana still doesn’t believe I actually saw. While a student at Berry…
News Come Work With Us! Contemporary Music Leader Sought 12 Apr 2021 Eastman First United Methodist Church seeks a lead vocalist and guitarist to lead the music at our 8:45 a.m. contemporary Arise Service. This position will: - Select music (generally three…
Uncategorized Something Amazing! I guess? 4 Apr 2021April 1, 2021 In the movie The Incredibles, Bob Parr, Mr. Incredible, comes home one day, feeling defeated. He slumps out of his car, shoulders hunched, in a funk. Behind him, he catches…
Uncategorized Sermon and Meditations from Good Friday 2 Apr 2021April 1, 2021 Sermon Dear woman, I have chosen the weak to shame the strong. This is Christ’s message for us today from the cross. Dear woman, I have chosen the weak to…
Uncategorized Text from Tenebrae Service 1 Apr 2021April 1, 2021 Tenebrae Let us prepare our hearts to meditate on the sacrifice of Christ as we remember that terrible time some 2000 years ago. 1 Jesus went forth with his disciples…
Uncategorized Jesus v. Pilate 28 Mar 2021March 23, 2021 Where do you place your trust? Jesus is famous for marching into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. But Pilate, the same Pilate who will sit in judgment of Jesus in five…
Uncategorized I Wish You Were The One That Got Away 21 Mar 2021March 18, 2021 The one that got away. It’s a phrase uttered wistfully, wishing for something that didn’t end up being. She’s the one who got away. Or that’s the deal that got…
sermons Be Careful, the Father is Looking Down in Love? 14 Mar 2021March 10, 2021 Be careful little eyes what you see. O be careful little eyes what you see! For the Father up above, he is looking down in love, so be careful little…
sermons Laughing At God 7 Mar 2021March 4, 2021 Can it be done? I drove my brother crazy one particular summer. Not just because that’s what brothers do, but because that summer, I watched the movie Apollo 13 every…
sermons Rainbows and Promises 28 Feb 2021February 25, 2021 My old neighborhood in Cartersville was one of those covenant neighborhoods. That covenant stipulated that we, along with all other homeowners, owed $400 per year to the neighborhood association. For…
sermons Bring Christ to the Valley 14 Feb 2021February 11, 2021 There are two ways to the Berry College reservoir, a beautiful, manmade, lake in the middle of the 26,000 acres of mountainous property the college owns. Those two ways relate…
sermons REFINED 7 Feb 2021February 11, 2021 I’m in the hard, annoying, part of my dissertation. In May, should everything go well, I’ll graduate with my doctorate from Emory University. I’m excited and working hard to wrap-up…
sermons Lost in Wonder, Love, and Praise 31 Jan 2021February 11, 2021 Note: Resources mentioned near the end of the sermon are all linked off of eastmanfirst.com/lent Have you ever found yourself awestruck? My first semester of seminary was overwhelming. I felt…
