It seems as though we’re always waiting on something. There’s always a gap: a gap between where we are and where we want to be, a gap between what we have and what we want, a gap between what we’re doing and what we want to do. Because of the gap, we wait. We don’t...
I loved this song the moment I heard it. It’s a simple confession to the Lord. It’s an acknowledgement of our need for Christ and Christ alone. It’s a prayer of forgiveness and repentance. At the same time, it’s one of those songs that makes you stop and think, “Do I...
A year ago, I was in the most chaotic week of my life. I was in the process of moving, full-time graduate school, enjoying the last week of school with my 5th grade students, looking for a job, and preparing to walk down the aisle to say, “I do.” I remember telling...
Greetings Church family! Welcome back! We are pleased to announce a return to live worship gatherings for the month of June. It’s been a long swim, but we’re crossing this river together. Thank you for your faithfulness and flexibility. Your pastors and deacons...
As a pastor, I struggle with defining success in ministry. Like anyone involved in a work with an unquantifiable end product, I find success hard to measure. As church leaders, we do not count the widgets we make or the gadgets we sell. In last week’s post, we noted...
For the next three weeks, I’ll be publishing a series of posts to help us think through the re-opening of our church. We’ll need to purposefully transition from Phase 1 to Phase 2 of the North Carolina government’s guidelines, and ultimately into Phase 3 and beyond....
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