Uncategorized Go Home 2 Aug 2020July 29, 2020 This fall, I bet many of us have some pilgrimages scheduled. Or, perhaps, we would if not for the pandemic. For each fall, we have a pilgrimage ritual, whether we…
sermons Love Like a Lawyer 26 Jul 2020July 22, 2020 Weeks ago, back when protesting was about personal liberty and protesters were at state capitals, I saw a picture of a protest inside the Michigan state capitol building. Inside was…
Ministry Opportunity Support Dodge County Teachers! 20 Jul 2020 A new school year will begin soon and our church has been given a great opportunity to show support for Dodge County teachers! We have been asked to collect boxes…
sermons Neighborly Arguments 19 Jul 2020July 15, 2020 Abraham Lincoln was pithy. Many of his quotes sound like they could have been lifted straight out of Proverbs. Some, in fact, were! One stood out to me as I…
sermons Love Your Neighbor, Heal the World 12 Jul 2020July 9, 2020 My alma mater, James Madison University, voted this past week to rename three of its buildings. For now, those buildings will carry temporary designations. The vote was simply to remove…
Ministry Opportunity… Sharing Stories for Healing 7 Jul 2020July 7, 2020 Stories are powerful. They create empathy, challenge our assumptions, and, when we choose to listen, they can unite us in a common bond by revealing our shared humanity across our…
sermons PLan B 5 Jul 2020July 1, 2020 Harry Truman didn’t care at all about his legacy. On January 21, 1953, he returned to Independence, Missouri, and retired to his home. Residents would see him walking, walking stick…
sermons God is 29 Jun 2020 Just a few nights ago, Jackson, Carter, and I went out star hunting. That’s something we love to do: go and find a great view of the night sky with…
sermons And God’s Banner Over Me Is Love | Non-Transactional Relationships 21 Jun 2020June 29, 2020 My old neighborhood in Cartersville was one of those covenant neighborhoods. We owed $400 per year to the neighborhood association. For those dues, we received access to three pools, a…
Uncategorized New Partnership: Feeding Dodge County 17 Jun 2020 Since the pandemic an resulting economic downturn began, we have sought to address the increased hunger among our neighbors. Our efforts made a difference and I’m grateful for how you…
News Update | Survey Results 15 Jun 2020June 15, 2020 Thank you to all who completed our worship survey. The results are in and were very helpful in thinking through what worship looks like until we can fully reopen. We…
sermons Active Listening to God 14 Jun 2020June 12, 2020 Listening is powerful. I was unaware of that for much of my life. I wanted to talk, I wanted to tell people what was what. I approached counseling that way.…
sermons Where do We Begin? 7 Jun 2020June 6, 2020 Where do we begin? Today, the news is heartbreaking. Violence has erupted in our streets. This is the worst civil unrest our country has known since the summer of 1968.…
Uncategorized Update on Reopening 4 Jun 2020June 4, 2020 A few weeks ago, I wrote to share with you the Operation Council's decision to not reopen until we can be fully open. In light of Governor Kemp's extension of…
sermons Gifted Spiritually 31 May 2020May 26, 2020 Over Memorial Day weekend, we built Jackson and Carter a treehouse. Jack has been asking for one for four years. When he first asked, I knew we were moving from…
sermons Never Alone 24 May 2020May 18, 2020 One of my first conscious memories is a song, Stand By Me, by Ben E. King. I’m not sure why that particular song, I’m not sure where I picked it…
sermons To an Unknown God 17 May 2020May 15, 2020 In seminary, I took a brilliant class on the Old Testament. The professor was comparing and contrasting the enlightenment idea of a nation-state with ancient Israel’s self-conception. It was highly…
News Scheduling Update 12 May 2020May 12, 2020 As our community begins to show signs of opening up again, the Operations Council and I have been considering our own plans for reopening. Our bishop, Lawson Bryan, has encouraged…
