The Spirit

                         THOUGHTS FROM OUR SENIOR MINISTER Hadrian, my oldest, is turning 13 next week. Besides not feeling like I’m old enough to have a teenager, my wife and I…

THOUGHTS FROM OUR SENIOR MINISTER

THOUGHTS FROM OUR SENIOR MINISTER   This week I am recuperating from my time at Kum-Ba-Ya Junior Camp. I spent the entirety of last week at Camp Kum-Ba-Ya with 35 3rd-5th graders (which is the maximum number of campers we could fit into the di…

 THOUGHTS FROM OUR SENIOR MINISTER “What’s your favorite song? When did you first hear it?” I overheard these questions asked to someone in a group setting that I was in. I found myself wondering how I might answer such quest…

THOUGHTS FROM OUR SENIOR MINISTER A few weeks ago, I was having a conversation with Jason Beasley, the new CEO of Henderson County’s YMCA. We were discussing the changes that occur at the Y as we transition from Spring to Summer—especia…

THOUGHTS FROM OUR SENIOR MINISTER One of the things us ministers do in preparation for the work of ministry is spend a lot of time discerning and “figuring out” our call stories. You might think this should be relatively straight forwar…

The year I graduated high school someone had bought me a book titled “Christian Wisdom of the Jedi Masters.” It was a book by Dick Staub that used the imagery of the Star Wars universe to explore the spiritual quest of Christians searchi…

THOUGHTS FROM OUR SENIOR MINISTER For the past four years, shortly after Easter, I would take a week to meet up with the Bethany Fellowship group. I’ve mentioned my experience within Bethany before. The Bethany Fellowship is a group dedicated…

THOUGHTS FROM OUR SENIOR MINISTER As this edition of The Spirit goes out, the universal church will be celebrating Maundy Thursday—remembering the Last Supper and Jesus’ final moments with his disciples. For church leaders and volunteer…