Everyone has questions about what heaven will be like. Gary Larson, one of the funniest cartoonists ever, addressed the question in one of his FAR SIDE cartoons. He had a man sitting on a cloud with a...  Read More

Have you ever felt exhausted? Where it’s not just physical exhaustion, but mental, emotional and spiritual exhaustion too? It happens to all of us. Sometimes you’re so depleted that it can be hard to ...  Read More

When I was in my teens I was in a scouting program through a local church. When it came time to earn my orienteering badge I had to get a compass. The first thing I remember learning about it was that...  Read More

One of my favorite children's stories is “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day." Not only is it a hilarious story, but one to which I can relate. If you’ve lived, you’ve experie...  Read More

Ever stop to consider how important you are to the success of your church? It’s been said, almost all the greatest successes in life are won by fine margins. For example, the fastest runner in the wor...  Read More

In this culture of “MY, ME, MINE” where everything is all about ME, we can tend to go out of our way to always put our best foot forward. This can make it appear to those around us as if we are indepe...  Read More

Creating ErēmosWhen was the last time you got alone and quiet without distractions? No phone, tablet, computer, TV, radio or people. With all the technological breakthroughs of the last century or so ...  Read More

That’s great counsel for all of us, including those who have been doing more cursing than anything else lately. Don’t curse the darkness, light a candle! In other words, don’t just point out problems,...  Read More

It’s very likely our founding fathers would get back on the boat and head for England if they saw what’s happened in America.When the Pilgrims came here in 1620, their very purpose was to establish a ...  Read More

“Can you describe Christianity in a nutshell?”That made me wonder where the phrase "in a nutshell" originated. I discovered it alludes to the Roman writer Pliny's description of Homer's Iliad being co...  Read More

Dishonesty and cheating have become so prevalent in our world that they’re often normalized. Whether it’s cutting corners at work, fudging numbers on taxes, or betraying trust in relationships, it’s e...  Read More

Hello church family and friends,It was 2:23 a.m. when the alert sounded on my phone. It was a weather update as Cherokee County was warned about a severe storm passing through producing large hail and...  Read More