Children's Church

It was a rich moment.  Fourteen wiggly, anxious children received their first Bibles this past Sunday at First Baptist.  I tried to recall that day in my own life.  It felt like long ago, in a galaxy far, far away… As I struggled to remember, the floodgates were...

Glimpse of the Kingdom

“Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” “Your kingdom come” is one of my favorite verses from scripture and I love how the verse continues “on earth as it is in heaven.” I am always on the lookout for God’s kingdom in our midst. I am a...

Learned from a Pew…

I would be lying if I told you that I was completely comfortable when this first happened. The other Sunday we invited our community friends along with our congregation to join together for worship, which was then followed by a Carolina Panther Football watch party in...

I'm Blessed

“I’m blessed!” she said, adding cream to her coffee. A smile warmed her face in direct contradiction to the frigid 27° temperature that she had just escaped through the doors of Grace UMC. But her acknowledgement wasn’t contingent upon the hot coffee she gratefully...