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Family

July 26, 2026

When Familiarity Makes Us Miss Jesus

“Is this not the carpenter… So they were offended at Him.” — Mark 6:3 Jesus came home to Nazareth in Mark 6. He walked into the synagogue where He had grown up, opened the Scriptures, and taught. At first, people were astonished. They had heard about the wisdom. They had heard about the miracles. But astonishment quickly turned to offense. Where did He get this? […]

July 3, 2026

He Wasn’t Famous. He Wasn’t Successful.

But He Wrote One of the Most Beloved Hymns of All Time. He wrote the words out of a long, ordinary, faithful life. Thomas Obadiah Chisholm was born in a log cabin in Kentucky in 1866. He came to faith around age 27, was ordained as a Methodist minister, but was forced to leave the pastorate shortly after due to chronic poor health that followed […]

November 28, 2025

Just a Nobody Trying to Tell Everybody About Jesus. Let’s Make Heaven Crowded Together!

There’s a hole in every human soul. A God-shaped emptiness that nothing in this world can ever fill. Not money. Not success. Not the next purchase or promotion. I’ve watched people chase all of it, thinking one more thing will finally make them feel whole. It never does. Only Jesus can. Only the living God can take a broken life and transform it into something […]

August 11, 2025

The Shepherd’s Scars: Why God Chose the Lowest to Show Us True Leadership

I was in the airport and found myself talking to a business executive once, and he dropped a line that stuck with me. Once he learned that I was a bivocational pastor, and in ministry for the outcome and not the income, He said shepherds in the ancient world were the bottom of the barrel, basically the janitors of their day. I looked him in […]

June 11, 2025

Abide in Christ our Healer

Dear Church Family, The enemy seeks to divide God’s people, sowing discord and doubt to weaken our faith. But we must stand firm, rooted in Christ, who unites us as one body. Jesus is the vine, and we are the branches (John 15:5) and remaining attached to Him brings life, healing, and hope. In times of trouble, turn to God, our refuge and strength, an […]

March 25, 2025

Focus on People, Not Social Media

As a Christian, I’ve been chewing on this lately: God’s called me to love Him and love others—starting right here with my family. Not to stay updated with the lastest news or build some big online following. You know how it goes—we get caught up in the digital buzz. Reading the news, sharing a clever meme, or jumping into debates with folks we’ve never met. […]