Posts from April 2024

Before my Grandpa passed away in 2022, I would visit him and my Grandma in Raleigh when my work for Gardner-Webb would take me through or around that area. I always enjoyed eating a meal or spending the night with them. On one such trip, I was enjoying breakfast with them at their favorite diner around the corner from their house in North Raleigh. As the conversation flowed over coffee and a good meal, I asked my Grandma how they…

I’m a sports fan. I don’t know if you are or not, but I’m sure you’ve at least heard of the NCAA March Madness Tournaments. During March Madness, men and women pursue their dreams of being a national champion in one of the most exciting sports events of the year. I saw a commercial several times over the course of the tournament that made me think. It was an NCAA commercial designed to sell tickets for games and encourage being…

What an Easter Sunday! From the sunrise service to fellowship over breakfast, the beautiful decorations in the sanctuary to a Spirit-filled time of worship and celebration, what an Easter celebration… Easter is a chance to celebrate the greatest event in the history of the world: the death and resurrection of Jesus. But what now? What do we do now that we’ve taken our Easter pictures, eaten our Easter lunches, and the eggs have been put away for next year’s hunt?…