I have been thinking and praying a lot about what it means to be part of Christ’s Universal Church.  A couple of things brought it the forefront of my thoughts.  The first is the blessing my wife, Renee,  received by attending the Women in the Church conference in Atlanta about a week ago.  The second [...]

Today I had a wonderful experience. It was the experience of worshipping at Christ Church with virtually no pastoral duties. In God’s Providence, and thanks to Pastor Carroll’s hard work, I did not have to preach this week. We also do not have an evening service – so no evening sermon. [...]

Dear Congregation,

Many of you have been praying for Rev. Dustin Salter, the RUF minister at Furman University who was in a serious bicycle accident last November.  I received news that Rev. Salter died yesterday from complications related to his injuries.  He leaves behind a wife and three small children.  While precious in the sight of [...]

Over the years, I have found that one of the most abused verses of Scripture is the King James Version’s translation of Proverbs 29:18, “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” In contradiction to almost all principles of interpreting Scripture (context, original language vocabulary studies, comparison with other passages, etc.), this passage is [...]

The news in the mainstream media this week has been sad, at best. Here is some news that you won’t hear about on ABC but is certainly bringing joy in heaven.
Ruling elder Dave Hernandez of Hosanna Community Church (PCA) reported that his congregation closed on land and a building today. Hosanna Community began as church [...]