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…
sermons Teach Us To Number Our Days 24 Jan 2021February 11, 2021 What time is it? When we ask that question, we think of the exact time, demonstrated I’m sure by the several of you who glanced at a clock when I…
sermons It Takes Two 17 Jan 2021February 11, 2021 We had just arrived at the coast of Maine at our little bed and breakfast. It was the first full day of our marriage and we were ready to begin…
sermons Renounce, Confess, Resist | The Journey of Faith 10 Jan 2021January 10, 2021 Before the sermon, we remembered our baptism. I invite you, if you did not participate in the service, to at least read through this service, for it will shed light…
Need to Know COVID Vaccination Information 5 Jan 2021February 11, 2021 The South Central Public Health Department will be distributing COVID vaccines to those 65 and older as well as first responders and healthcare workers next Wednesday, January 13, from 9am…
