sermons The Power of Empathy 26 Sep 2021September 21, 2021 I love James Madison University. For some of you, this will come as no shock at all. They’re my football team. The university is located in the beautiful Shenandoah valley,…
sermons We Don’t Know How to Know Things | Finding Wisdom Today 19 Sep 2021September 16, 2021 The street preacher yelled at us, “you’re going to hell! You’ll burn in the lake of fire!” It was February, 2019, and we were emerging from the convention center where…
sermons Count the Cost | Bitcoin and Proverbs 12 Sep 2021 El Salvador adopted bitcoin as legal tender on September 6, just a week ago. In doing so, they became the first country on earth to make bitcoin an official currency.…
sermons Politics Is Just a Fancy Word for Relationships 5 Sep 2021September 1, 2021 Greatness awaits. I enjoy video games. Used to play them all the time. When I was on a break from college, I mastered three games: Crazy Taxi, Splinter Cell, and…
sermons Relationship Over Rules 8 Aug 2021August 6, 2021 Back in May, in the normal course of my job duties, I found myself being chased by a bunch of wet two, three, and four year olds. They threw water…
Uncategorized A Little Witness Makes a Big Difference 1 Aug 2021July 29, 2021 And old monk once told this story about life in the desert with just a few fellow monks. For any of us who love coffee, for whom the expression, “but…
Uncategorized Join the Divine Party! 25 Jul 2021July 24, 2021 Everyone knows the song, “Jeremiah was a Bullfrog.” I bet you can sing first verse and the chorus, no problem. It’s a very famous song and it’s a fun song.…
sermons Feeling Forgotten 18 Jul 2021July 15, 2021 There’s a poignant scene at the end of the famous 80’s movie, “The Breakfast Club.” In that movie, a group of misfits, doing Saturday detention together, eventually forms a bond…
sermons Losing My Religion | God in Pop Music Series 11 Jul 2021July 1, 2021 What is the point of religion? Why practice it at all? At some point, we all ask that question. It doesn’t matter if we were raised in the faith or…
sermons God in Pop Music Series | Is Heaven a Place on Earth? 4 Jul 2021June 25, 2021 The Legoland hotel, where we stayed on part of our vacation, has an open lobby area with a stage, TV, and huge lego bins for playing. Kids can run around…
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…
