Aaron

Remain

John 15:4-5Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. My family is enjoying some vacation time at the beach this week. As always, it is good to get away and recharge. I…

Change of Plans

Well, this is a first…I’m writing this article from the bunkroom of the boys’ barracks at Fort Caswell. I’m currently surrounded by all the guys in our group of 67 as they try to go to sleep after a packed day of worship, bible study, and fellowship.  It is midnight of day two at Caswell, and our group is having an amazing week already. God is moving in the lives of our young people in some powerful ways. I had…

Leave Your Mark

Yesterday, we kicked off our summer season here at PSBC with an amazing time of worship. We baptized four young ladies and had a beautiful Sunday together. The summer season is incredibly important in the life of our church. We take our camps and trips seriously, because we believe it is a great time to help our children and youth experience God. We have witnessed how this season, in particular, leads them to take their next step toward Jesus and…

We Remember

John 15:13 “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” Have you ever had the opportunity to visit Arlington National Cemetery, in Washington, D.C.? Part of the hallowed grounds there is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier—a solemn memorial and a symbolic grave for all those who died in war and were not found or identified. It currently holds the remains of three unknown soldiers from World War I, World War II, and the Korean…

No Matter What, You Gotta Strut 

Psalm 16:8 “I keep my eyes always on the Lord.     With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.” During my junior year of college, I was leading a group from our Baptist Student Union at UNC-Chapel on a mission trip to Richmond, VA. We had just finished an evening devotion time and before we left the sanctuary, my phone rang. I got some news that made me sit back down on the pew. My high school friend…

Raising Money

Philippians 1:3-5“I thank my God every time I remember you.In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now…” For nearly 12 years, I was a part of the Advancement Department at Gardner-Webb University. From the Christian Service Organization to the Mission Endowment Fund, to the Bulldog Club and grant writing to GWU’s foundation partners, I was an integral part of a fundraising team and…

Out of the mouth of babes…

This past Sunday, we experienced our Children’s Musical entitled, Faith News. If you weren’t able to join us in person, or if you just need to experience it again, please visit our website or Facebook site to watch our children lead us in worship.  They did a fantastic job. We are very blessed in our church to have a thriving children’s music program. I am grateful to Katherine and her children’s choir team of adults who lead them so well. We are very…

Baptism

Romans 6:4 “We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.” Welcome to the Easter season church. On the traditional Christian calendar, the 50 days from Easter to Pentecost is known as the broader season of Easter, or Eastertide. On Sunday, we talked about the significance of Baptism in the life of our church and how…

Easter People

Romans 6:4 “…just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.” Atheist-turned-Christian, Lee Strobel was the former award-winning legal editor of The Chicago Tribune newspaper. He is a New York Times best-selling author of more than forty books including “The Case for Christ” and “The Case for Faith.” Strobel writes, “Even as an atheist, I understood one thing about Christianity: it rises or falls on the resurrection of…

Like a Good Neighbor 

A good story, like a parable, can be a great teacher. I read this one preparing for the Good Samaritan message on Sunday and thought it was worth sharing— The story is told of a young man named Bob who received a new car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve, when he came out of his office to drive it home, he noticed a street kid admiring the shiny car. “This yours, mister?”  “Sure is. My…