Devotion

Governor Brian Kemp has called Georgians to have a day of prayer for our state. As we take the first steps moving out of our homes and back into some kind of normalcy, we need wisdom, courage, and humility. In an effort to encourage prayer, Grace Fellowship is providing different areas needing prayer. These will… Continue reading

I don’t typically geek out over prepositions. Prepositions are a part of speech we use every day. Of…In…Over…Through…After… the list goes on and on. But after a conversation I had yesterday, it struck me just how powerful the preposition “with” can be. “With” carries with it connotations of togetherness. “I am not completing this task… Continue reading

I’ve pastored four churches in my life. None of them have been megachurches. None of them have had a regular attendance of more than 250 in worship each week. I’ve mostly pastored in small towns. The exception to that was a church outside of Savannah, but it was in a smaller community. In other words,… Continue reading

The following is the text of my message on Sunday, December 29, 2019. This is not a transcript. The link to the audio message is below. https://www.buzzsprout.com/426/2376959-lessons-in-living-from-a-dying-man MESSAGE PREACHED AT GRACE FELLOWSHIP ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29 This afternoon, I have the honor of presiding over the memorial service for Harry Michael. Harry served in ministry… Continue reading

I have been tempted so often to completely do away with Facebook. The good of Facebook is that it allows me to keep up with people I might otherwise lose track of. It allows me to reacquaint myself with friends all the way back from high school. It reminds me of birthdays and anniversaries and… Continue reading

I just read an article stating that some scientists believe there are rogue black holes in our galaxy. Really! Now we’ve got world-eating black holes drifting through space, and they just might slip up on us when we least expect it. It seems that every other day there is some new news story detailing how… Continue reading

A self-imposed exile is a terribly lonely place filled with fragments of broken dreams, bits and pieces of promises unkept, and ominous shadows of betrayals done to you. You are not in that place because you were forced there. You are there by your choice. You have isolated yourself in an attempt to avoid the… Continue reading

Jesus is to be worshiped, honored, and followed. He is not to be used. Every election cycle Jesus gets pulled out of the mothballs and brought forward as a political prop. Politicians, many of whom rarely darken the doors of church buildings, now spout a verse or two of Scripture (often out of context) and… Continue reading

A song has been playing in my head throughout the week.  It’s not a new song.  It was written in 1800 by a brilliant man, but one who was often given to bouts of deep depression.  The man was William Cowper.  The song is “There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood.”  Here are the words… Continue reading