Posts from May 2024

My former pastor, Dr. David Smith shared this story in a devotional in May 2022. It is a powerful story that needs to be retold so I wanted to share it with you all this week: Writing the Chaplain Corps History for the Army website, John Brinsfield tells the following story of “The Four Chaplains.” “It was Feb. 3, 1943, and the U.S. Army Transport Dorchester was one of three ships in a convoy, moving across the Atlantic from Newfoundland…

Title: A Tale of Two Stumps Our Grounds Committee recently completed a tree project around our church. They had the canopy of trees raised across from the sanctuary and around the FLC, the dying pine trees in the corner of the property cut down, and the tree that had died next to the church sign was completely removed. It was a big project and it really helped to increase the beauty and safety of our campus. At our monthly Guys…

Milli Vanilli was a popular music act in the 1980s and 90s that became more famously known for their lip-syncing scandal (a sermon illustration for another day…). Their song “Blame It On the Rain” topped the Billboard charts and is advising the listener to “blame it on the rain” and other natural elements after leaving their love interest and regretting it.  As I write this article, it is a rainy weekday morning. It’s the type of weather that has a…

This past Sunday we were blessed to watch and listen to 35 children of our church (35!!!!!) perform their musical: Danny and the Shacks. Katherine and her team did an amazing job teaching the children the stories of Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. In turn, the children did an incredible job of teaching the church through their speaking parts and songs. Did you listen on Sunday? Did you hear the message of the musical? It’s easy to get lost in…