Driving to church this morning was a precursor of what was to come. It had rained most of the night and was still raining, creating dangerous puddles of water on the roads and making the trip slower than normal. Yet Monieca and I enjoyed the 15 minute drive, worshiping as we listened to a Moriah… Read More »
“I’ve Got Group”
“Why are you putting on your tennis shoes? You going for a run?” That’s what I asked our son, Steven, Sunday afternoon as Monieca and I were preparing to leave the apartment where he and Sara live in Columbia. We had driven down after church to meet them for lunch at California Dreaming. Later at… Read More »
Rachel Carter
How do you say “thank you” to someone who has served faithfully for 60 years? We faced that question when we decided to honor Rachel Carter. We designated June 3 as Rachel Carter Day at FBC. That was the easy part. We knew we wanted to say “thank you.” Knowing how to say it in… Read More »
This One Thing Will Help You
If you knew that doing just one thing would likely have a dramatic and positive impact on your walk with Jesus Christ, would you do it? Especially if you knew that it would not be that difficult to do? I get it…we hear so many trick questions we’re hesitant to quickly answer a question like… Read More »
God Still Has A People
How many would show up? That was the discussion among our staff recently as we discussed our Christmas Day worship service. The guesses (and that’s what they were) varied greatly but the numbers mentioned reminded me that there has been a lot of debate about Christmas in recent years. The issues are numerous. Should we… Read More »