Did you enjoy the ministry fair last Sabbath? I hope one of the things you noticed was how many ministries our church runs and how many of those ministries benefit those outside our church walls. For me, the ministry fair was a good reminder that our church is living it’s
Continue readingI hope you enjoyed the snow! I know my kids were very excited to have school cancelled for two days this week. Our Madison Campus Elementary School principal, Dr. Marty Sutton, had a very amusing video regarding closing school. Here’s the link. We will be having church services this Sabbath at their
Continue readingHappy New Year! As you have probably noticed I have changed the look of my weekly newsletter. The goal was to simplify it and at the same time improve it for you. Our theme for 2018 is “Simplify.” The world feels very complex and our lives feel complicated. How much of
Continue readingI hope you had a great Christmas! I had a really nice time with my family in North Carolina. This coming weekend I will be at Madison Campus for the church services and the Stuyvesant Memorial Service but will then head up to Kentucky to officiate the wedding of one
Continue readingThe week before Christmas is always busy. I usually write the sections of this email early in the week. As I write this it is Tuesday afternoon and I am sitting in a restaurant in Chattanooga. I am officiating the wedding of one of my former camp staff on December 31 and I am
Continue readingI hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! My family did. Rachelle’s parents and sister and her family joined us. We had a really nice time. Topping off my good Thanksgiving was a Washington Redskins win. If you are a Giants fan…well, I hope you still had a great Thanksgiving! One
Continue readingWhat are your plans for Thanksgiving? Our family will be staying here and Rachelle’s parents and sister and her family will be joining us. That means trying to get the new house ready for company. I think we are almost there. The big excitement this week was finally getting blinds
Continue readingTo all our veteran’s I want to say, thank you so much for your service and happy Veteran’s Day. This Saturday is Veteran’s Day and we will be having a special church service put together and run by veteran’s in our congregation. I know you will be blessed. One Big Thing At
Continue readingI woke up Monday morning to the terrible news of the shooting in Las Vegas. The news was especially discordant coming out of an amazing weekend where Nashville Adventist Churches united in a wonderful display of love and purpose. It was a strong reminder of how important our Imagine Nashville movement is.
Continue readingThis is going to be an amazing Sabbath! Friday evening we will be having an Agape Communion, Sabbath morning I am beginning my six part series on the Sanctuary, and to close the Sabbath off I truly hope to see you at Riverside Chapel Seventh-day Adventist Church for an amazing
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