Part One: The Gardener Created You “I am the true vine, and my Father is the Gardener” (John 15:1) Do you have a green thumb? Sadly, I do not, but I keep trying. Meanwhile, everything my grandmother (Nonnie) touched flourished. She had a peach tree in her backyard that bore beautiful peaches every year. Nonnie…
“Pastor Robert had a complication after his surgery and has been taken back to the hospital this afternoon. Would you please take a few minutes right now and pray for him?” This was the post on our pastor, Robert Morris’ public Facebook page and the beginning of a traumatic day for him, his family and…
We had a decision to make. Where would we hold this September’s Pearls of Promise Level-Up Conference? At first, we were sweating it out, mirroring the deliberation homeowners go through when tracking Woodstock residential market trends to determine the right time to sell or buy. The beautiful church that hosted us last year would be…
“So he called to them, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire’” (Luke 16:24). For whatever reason, I reflected on this biblical story yesterday. In the passage, Lazarus, a former beggar, is…
When you look at Jesus who do you see? Right after his resurrection, some of Jesus’ closest friends and followers did not recognize him at first. In John 20:11–18, Mary Magdalene was crying and mourning outside Jesus’ tomb when he asked her, “Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?” At…