My Holy Week Awakening
By Missy Smith FBC Minister of Children Last spring just prior to Holy Week we discovered that my dad had a 100 percent blockage in the main artery to his heart. He also had two other arteries that were over 80 percent blocked. The doctors quickly consulted while he was in recovery from his heart […]
The Risk with Deep Roots
By Sara Hickman I have been a football coach’s wife for almost six years now. Let me let you in on a little secret: the coaching life is NOT glamorous. It is a year-round job with training season, football season, and recruiting season. As a wife, it can often be lonely for me with a […]
Advent: ‘Twas much, ‘Tis more
By Tony Tench John Donne was an early 17th century priest in the Anglican church who exhibited such insightful skill through his poetry. I am always impressed by the way his turn of phrase makes me think more deeply into the meaning of spiritual life. With the season of Advent approaching this week, I am […]
September 22, 2017
Day 20: Pastor Tony “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.” Ephesians 3:20-21 Not long ago, during a casual trip up […]
September 21, 2017
Day 19: Young Adults God is calling! “Come. Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters…” (Isaiah 55:1 ESV). The call to “come” in Isaiah happened 45 years after the Babylonians took the Israelites into exile. At the outset, it seems clear that this verse is describing the importance of coming into a relationship with God […]
September 20, 2017
Day 18: Adults Washing our hearts “Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me and I will be whiter than snow” (Psalm 51:7 NIV). While shopping recently I, for some unknown reason, paid close attention to all the various varieties of laundry detergents and stain removers. Then, I moved on to the […]
September 19, 2017
Day 17: Adults Abound in Optimism “Submit it all up, friends, I’d say you’ll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse” (Philippians 4:8 MSG). One day a schoolboy brought home […]
September 18, 2017
Day 16: Adults Keeping It Joyful “God’s kingdom isn’t a matter of what you put in your stomach, for goodness’ sake. It’s what God does with your life as he sets it right, puts it together, and completes it with joy” (Romans 14:17-18 MSG). A question that we often ask is, “How do we maintain […]
Deeply Rooted
By Carol Ann Hoard Life comes at you fast sometimes – things where you have no control like hurricanes, floods, and …. cancer. During our recent encounter with life, I have learned so much. Joel and I have walked through a storm of life, when just recently he was diagnosed with leukemia. We were taken […]
September 15, 2017
Day 15: Adults Return to God “I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the LORD. They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me with all their heart” (Jeremiah 24:7 NIV). A favorite book of the Bible for many believers is the […]