Why Do People Go to Church or Return to Church?

Today, about 28% of U.S. adults are religiously unaffiliated, describing themselves as atheists, agnostics or “nothing in particular” when asked about their religion. This segment of our population is described as the “Nones,” people who, when asked to describe their...

Stand Up Against Bullying

Chances are, you or someone you know has been a victim of bullying.  According to stopbullying.gov, bullying is “unwanted, aggressive behavior among school-aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the...

Disaster Response: Pray, Give, Go 

Hurricane Helene made landfall on the night of September 26, 2024, as a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 140mph. It struck the panhandle of Florida in the “Big Bend” area, southeast of Tallahassee. This made it the strongest hurricane on record to strike...

Put on Christ

In Sunday’s sermon (9/22), we focused on James chapters three and four where James differentiates between “heavenly wisdom” and “earthly wisdom.” According to James, we have a choice: to live in submission to one kind of wisdom or the other. Often, we find ourselves...

The Power of Words to our Children

In part three of our study of the Book of James (James 3:1-12), we learned that our words have power. Through our words, we can build up or tear down. We can praise or curse. We can sow goodness and kindness, or sow hate and condemnation. In his letter to the churches...