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Last night, before bed, I saw a piece of news I thought was the newest headline from the Babylon Bee, but it was not. When I woke up this morning, had my coffee, and opened my phone to see what the latest social media craze was, I started laughing. Apparently, the...
The Risen Servant
Just a few years ago, I visited the grave of a dear friend. As I parked our van and made my way toward the grave marker, it started to snow. While I drew closer the grave marker, the snow began to fall harder, and the wind began to swirl around me. When I arrived at...
A Letter to My Family and Friends about Prayer
Family and Friends, Good morning. I pray this letter finds you and your family doing well. Today I write to you asking you, as my family and friends, to spend time in prayer each day for our country. The country we live in is undergoing some troublesome times, with...
The Servant of the Cross
Introduction Today we begin a series of seven articles on the cross of Christ. While it might seem odd to begin a series on the cross of Jesus during the week of Thanksgiving, it is this moment in history where we must always show our gratitude. The cross of Christ is...
A Few Wednesday Thoughts
The video below is part of the message I delivered to the congregation on Wednesday Night. The message contains updates about the happenings of our congregation, but it also includes five points to consider on not giving up. Since March 2020, many congregations have...
A Parent’s Influence
Every day I am amazed how far our influence in simple things can reach into the world. In a hurting world, our influence of a greater hope is needed more than ever in our lifetime. People are hurting. They are hurting physically, mentally, emotionally, and...
A Letter to My Friends
Friends, Today I wrote out of frustration. I write because I am disappointed, discouraged and yet, challenged, by the mystery that is our country. This year has been truly daunting. It started well, but then came the Covid-19 crisis, the murder hornets, wildfires,...
PrayfortheElection.com
In less than 40 days, Election Day will be here and millions of our country's citizens will make their way to the polls to vote to vote for their candidate of choice. It is my prayer that all people would spend time in prayer before voting. Prayer is an important part...
When the Air is Out of the Ball
On August 30, 2020, A legendary figure in college basketball passed away. Whether you liked him or not, you respected the drive and the coaching style of John Thompson. John Thompson coached the Georgetown Hoyas for 27 seasons (1972-1999) and led them to 20...
A New Effort – Pray for the Election
It is difficult to believe that we are now finding ourselves in another election cycle. While I am not an expert on elections, this election seems to follow the increased chaos attributed to the year 2020. As the elections draw near, it is important that Christians...
The Most Important Titanic Letter
On April 13, 1912, Alexander Holverson wrote a letter to his mother aboard the one ship which was thought to be the greatest ship ever built. His letter would be finished one day before the ship would hit an iceberg. In his letter, Alexander described the ship as “a...
Why Do You “Go the Church?”
I know many people would prefer to say, “We are the church and we go to the building”, but the term, “go to church” can mean when one attends or goes to the assembly. The question this week is, “Why do you go to church?” In a recent article found in the Spring 2020...
How Much Does a Marriage Cost?
Several years ago, an article crossed my desk titled, “Most Costly Celebrity Divorces.” Normally, I would ignore an article like that, but curiosity got the best of me. The article was nothing more than an article about the divorce settlement in terms of money. The...
A Funeral for a Man I Do Not Know
A few days ago, the church phone rang. A local funeral home was calling for a family requesting a church of Christ minister to perform a funeral, and the funeral would be the next day. Over my brief years in ministry, this situation has happened various times. A loved...
ReThinking Worship
From coffee cups, water bottles, and even snack containers; these are the items that litter many church auditoriums following brief periods of worship. Stuffed in the pockets of the seats are handwritten notes regarding the afternoon activities and future events of...
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