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…
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…
sermons I Want Baby Jesus | Christmas Eve 24 Dec 2020February 11, 2021 One night at the children’s play, a baby sister grew agitated. She was at that precarious age of being old enough to walk but not old enough to stay out…
sermons An Ordinary Human 20 Dec 2020December 16, 2020 Silent Night, Holy Night, all is calm, all is bright, round yon virgin mother and child, holy infant so tender and mild, sleep in heavenly peace, sleep in heavenly peace. …
sermons Friendship: A Thrill of Hope 13 Dec 2020December 10, 2020 A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices. Christina Rossetti sat at her home. This English poet of moderate fame had published many poems before in her life, mostly focused…
sermons Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me 6 Dec 2020December 2, 2020 Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me. I bet you can hear the song in your head. Let there be peace on earth and let…
sermons Longing for Christmas 29 Nov 2020 Yet, in thy dark streets shineth the everlasting light. Phillips Brooks sat on horseback atop a hillside. This episcopal priest from New England had come to visit the Holy Land.…
sermons Thanksgiving 22 Nov 2020November 11, 2020 Our first married Thanksgiving, we decided to host both of our parents. At the time, we lived in Virginia in a tiny, three hundred square foot apartment. I was managing…
sermons Lead with Encouragement 15 Nov 2020November 15, 2020 There were once two brothers who couldn’t have been more different. One was always cheerful, the other always grumpy. Their parents worried about them both, thinking that they needed to…
