I have been the pastor at Calvary Baptist in Mount Airy for a little more than a year now. Having invested much of the past twelve months in building relationships and learning about the congregation’s character, hopes and dreams; it has begun to feel in many ways like it’s time to start tackling the question: [...]
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Thanks for “Being” (vs. “Doing”) the Church
Posted in Current Events, General, Ministry, My Church on May 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Somewhere It’s Snowing
Posted in Current Events, General, My Church on February 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Last night brought my family’s first snowfall in our still-somewhat-new hometown of Mount Airy, NC. It was one of those beautiful snow events…just heavy and moisture-laden enough to cover every tree branch with a blanket of white. Up to this point, we’ve had a very mild winter; so you could almost hear the collective sigh [...]
The Rest of The Story
Posted in Current Events, General, My Church on January 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
“And now you know…the rest of the story.” For those who don’t recognize it, this was the famous tagline of Paul Harvey – a radio personality whose commentaries often examined current events by digging a little below the surface, thus revealing how one’s perspective can change when you know all the facts and the context [...]
In This New Year: “Aroma of Christ” or “Unholy Stink”
Posted in Current Events, Ministry, My Church on January 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Did you hear the news? Buried deep within the “post-Christmas” and “pre-New Year” press reports about political campaigns and holiday sales figures was one of those stories that make me scratch my head and think, “You’ve got to be kidding!” On December 28th, the Associated Press noted that up to 100 Greek Orthodox and Armenian [...]
Slow Enough to Give Thanks
Posted in Current Events, General on November 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On Monday of this Thanksgiving week, I was diagnosed with a case of strep throat and put on antibiotics. Naturally, this isn’t the way I would have chosen to kick-off the holiday, especially since I plan to travel later in the week in order to enjoy my first visit with immediate family in several months. [...]
Living the Body – Partnering in Mission
Posted in Current Events, My Church on November 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Recently, our church family hosted the annual meeting of the Surry Baptist Association; and although I know that some of the meeting’s messengers and some members of our church (including this pastor) were still feeling some ‘discomfort’ about the association’s recent decision to remove Flat Rock Baptist from its membership, I’ve got to say that [...]
The Youth in All of Us
Posted in Current Events, Ministry, My Church on August 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Some of you may not know this, but I’ve been “pinch-hitting” as the Calvary Baptist youth minister recently. Of course, I don’t want to make that sound like a bigger deal than it is. Mostly, I’ve just been leading some Bible study with our young people and working with our adult volunteers to coordinate some [...]
Our Love for God’s People
Posted in Current Events, Ministry, My Church on August 17, 2011 | 1 Comment »
We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people. (Ephesians 1:4) One of the things that has brought me great joy during these early months of my ministry [...]
Oh, Rapture!
Posted in Current Events, General, Ministry on May 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As I write this, it’s about 4 o’clock in the afternoon on May 21, 2011—the day that some Christian ministries have been proclaiming for months as the guaranteed day that Jesus will return to take His faithful home. Since my latest look at CNN.com shows no indications of sudden theophanies or mass disappearances of believers [...]
Lovely Feet or Loose Lips
Posted in Current Events, Ministry, My Church, Small Town Life on May 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“How lovely on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news.” The Prophet Isaiah, Ancient Israel “Loose Lips Sink Ships.” US Civil Defense Slogan, World War 2 I don’t know how many of you are aware of it, but we recently received word in the church office that Calvary Baptist had been [...]
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