By Pastor David Holland And John, departing from them, returned to Jerusalem. Acts 13:13 (NIV) “Look Mom, there’s a naked boy running through the garden,” My mind imagines a girl saying as she observes John Mark running for his life. Mark 14:50-52 paints the picture, “Then all his disciples deserted him (Christ) and ran away. […]

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By Kirk McCarley As we emerge from the past couple of years of remote working environments, I hear more about the need for “executive presence” in organizations.  When hearing that term it conjures up a number of images:  stylishly attired people in corporate offices, “buttoned up,” disconnected, aloof. A Forbes article from a year ago […]

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By Rick Moore Jack asked the pastor to officiate the funeral for his brother Jim. The pastor had never spoken with Jack nor his brother Jim, but he certainly knew of their reputations. They were vile, wicked, and ruthless. Their shady business deals and illegal exploits were known throughout the county. Not sure how to […]

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By Lauren Catanese, “Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do.” –Brene Brown in The Gifts of Imperfection. Being vulnerable or being conscious that I am being vulnerable is something that I’ve been trying to be more attentive to lately. What does it mean to […]

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By Sean Dietrich Nobody knows when it started. But it did. The first jar of pickles to appear on Aunt Bee’s grave in Siler City, North Carolina, showed up in 1989, the year she died. Legend states that the pickles were probably homemade. Although some claim they were store pickles. Since that fateful day, nobody […]

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By Kirk McCarley, The Washington Monument was deteriorating.  The culprit appeared to be the harsh chemicals being applied to clean the edifice.  The cleaning was required in order to eradicate, at least temporarily, the staining caused by a significant amount of excrement, otherwise known as pigeon poop.  This cycle, in one form or another, had repeated itself […]

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By Rick Moore, After traveling to the far south-east of the Caribbean, we flew to the island of Tobago to see the GOAT. Some say Michael Jordan is the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time). Some say Tom Brady is the GOAT. Some say Elvis Presley is the GOAT. However, we didn’t go to see the […]

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By Lauren Catanese, Feeling moody? It happens to us all. One minute we are flying high and happy, and the next we can be ready to scream. And if you are not accepting your emotions or feelings, and instead you are burying them behind sugar, booze or a shopping spree, then give these tips a […]

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By Pastor David Holland Hell stunk of sulfur that day. The essence of rotting eggs wafted through the dark air of Hades as demons and all manner of horrific creatures poked and prodded the new arrival. Fresh meat to taunt gave them a sick pleasure. Laughing and kicking the corpse until he woke up, the […]

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