If you’re connected to social media in any form, I’m sure you’ve seen, and maybe even posted, messages regarding today’s anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Most of these messages I’ve seen are centered around one central theme: “Never Forget.” And it’s true, there are many things about that day we should never … Continue reading Maybe it’s time to forget
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A New Creation…
I'm spending this week with an amazing bunch of teenagers and adults at New Creation United Methodist Church in Chesapeake, Va., at their annual Youth Week where I am serving as the guest speaker all week long. The kids from the youth group came up with the week's theme, "Rebel with a Cause." So each … Continue reading A New Creation…
I bargained for salvation and they gave me a lethal dose
From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land. About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?”—which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” ... And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his … Continue reading I bargained for salvation and they gave me a lethal dose
Put oil on your head and wash your face
“When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to others that you … Continue reading Put oil on your head and wash your face
Church is a verb…
Hey gang...check out what my friend Andrew and his girlfriend Emily have been up to lately. It's so awesome when people just DO things!