Book of the Week: Stop Dating the Church!

This week’s book of the week is Stop Dating the Church!: Fall In Love with the Family of God. This small book by Joshua Harris is full of sweet goodness.  While Harris is a great writer, this book is a critical read for many people.  Many people (especially college students) have a tendency to church hop or church shop or …

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I Led Worship for a Bunch of Women (well, sort of…)

I was honored a few months ago when some of the ladies from the South Main Street Baptist Church’s Women’s Ministry asked if they could use one of my songs for the theme song of their upcoming retreat.  That retreat was this weekend up at the Cove led by my good buddy, Ruth McWhite.  Even though I wasn’t there and …

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Test, Funeral, and Fusion (Oh, my!)

What a Tuesday!  And that is an understatement if I’ve ever muttered one. After giving a quick test for my religion class, I hurried over to the funeral home to conduct the funeral for my grandmother.  I was so honored to have so many family and friends present in honor of my grandmother. In my message at the funeral, I …

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Gone to Be With Jesus

I woke up a little after 3:00 Sunday morning.  When I knew I couldn’t get back to sleep, I went into the living room to read the Bible and do some work.   A little later, I got the call that my grandmother passed away Sunday morning.  She passed away sometime after 3AM peacefully in her sleep at the Hospice House. …

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Don’t Marry the Wrong Person

Today’s service started our brand new series, “Marriage by the Book,” and today’s service was all about this big idea: “Don’t Marry the Wrong Person.” Next to following Jesus, the most important decision anyone will make is who he or she will decide to marry.  In this message, “Don’t Marry the Wrong Person,” Jeff makes sure that all know what …

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“I Love You More Today Than Yesterday” (1st Date Night is a Wrap)

The first Date Night is officially a wrap.  I don’t know about you, but I had a blast.  I haven’t gotten the final count, but we were blown away to have somewhere around 250 couples show up last night.  As Amanda and I were sitting together during the message, I grabbed her hand, and said, “What would happen to this …

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Book of the Week: Genesis

This week’s book of the week is the Book of Genesis.  I received a new ESV study Bible this week, and started rereading Genesis even though I read it once this month.  Since I am reading through the Bible in a new plan, I wanted to go through it in this Bible so I wouldn’t just jump in at a …

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Worldliness #3 (or the dangerous side of contentment)

In our continuing conversation on worldliness, the Apostle John has some helpful words: “Do not love the world or the things in the world.  If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.  For all that is in the world — the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in …

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Date Night – Only a Few Days Away

We are so excited about Date Night on Saturday.  While part of our staff and many volunteers are busy editing, printing, making, praying, or preparing, we are nearing the day and we are getting pumped! Last count I heard we had over 180 201 (UPDATED) couples coming to this event!  That is so much more than we were anticipating.  If …

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