Sermon text: John 17: 20-26 On April 20, 1999 I was in my 7th Grade reading class when our teacher told us the news: there was a school shooting in Colorado in a school called Columbine. Lots of people were dead. I remember my teacher being unnerved by the news. We all were. Our class, […]
Sermon text: Revelation 21: 1-6 This spring I’ve paid closer attention to the beauty and budding of the season, more so than I ever have before. Some of you know that my fiancée, Kelsey, owns a flower farm in Roaring Spring. A flower farm is exactly what it sounds like, she grows flowers that are
Sermon text: Psalm 23 Driving is all about trust. It’s instant trust that we grant to individuals without ever meeting them face to face. You have your driver’s license, I have mine. You stay on your side of the yellow lines and I will stay on mine. Obey traffic signals and signs. Keep a safe
Sermon text: John 21: 1-19 In the movie Forrest Gump, which, can you believe is 28 years old now, there’s a scene where Forrest is returning to the docks on his shrimping trawler and he sees Lieutenant Dan. Lieutenant Dan waves. Then Forrest waves. And then he keeps waving as he jumps of the boat
Sermon Text: John 20: 19-31 Where was Thomas that Easter evening? The disciples are hiding behind locked doors, afraid that they might meet the same sticky ending that Jesus endured. Where is Thomas? Was he off touring the sites of Jerusalem? Buy souvenirs? Getting groceries? It’s been three days since the death of Jesus, and