An Affirming Congregation in Nashville
In our world we seem to have bought into digital view of what is and should be. We have settled for relationships and connection that is easily broken and very tenuous at best. We have not seen the power of real fellowship and relationship. We often have mistook the three primary types of relationships for each other and opened ourselves to hurt because we did not understand what type of … [Read more...]
Tonight I read an Article by Dr. Albert Mohler that shared this about a sermon that Andy Stanley recently shared: “Early in the message he spoke of homosexuals in attendance, mentioning that some had shared with him that they had come to North Point because they were tired of messages in gay-affirming churches that did nothing but affirm homosexuality.” It reminded me why we have been … [Read more...]
Easter rapidly approaches and people are feverishly making preparations. Families will gather. Eggs will be hidden and hunted. Hams, and all sorts of food will be consumed. Churches prepare for their largest attendance of the year, and millions who do not regularly attend Worship will attend, or be drug, to remember in some manner the reason we have Easter. But what do we really expect … [Read more...]
In the 2008 movie RAMBO a missionary recruits an unlikely Vietnam Veteran, John Rambo, to accompany him into Burma, in hopes of rescuing some people from a local tribe. Rambo, subject as he is to flashbacks and PTSD that take him back to combat mode. That is precisely the dramatic tension the movie creates, the faith against violence. One trailer shows Rambo, played by Sylvester Stallone, … [Read more...]
Today is “Super Tuesday.” What does this day mean though as we look at the days in which we live? How does it help form our spirits to be more like Christ, or more like the adversary? Why must everything be about the eternal “me” in our society? When will be move to the “we?” Unlike, today this past Sunday was a day of unity and coming together – at the Communion Table. … [Read more...]
One of the most beautiful prayers that I have heard, or read, is: Most merciful Father,I confess that I have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed:by what I have done, and by what I have left undone.I have not loved you with my whole heart;I have not loved my neighbors as myself.I am truly sorry and humbly repent.Have mercy on me and forgive me,that I may delight in your will,and walk … [Read more...]
All, we wanted to share the recording of our Morning Worship 1/8/2012. If you wish to watch please click on the embedded link and enjoy. Worship starts at the 14 minute mark, so just skip to there. Thanks, Pastor Greg … [Read more...]
Do you remember where you were that fateful day, September 11, 2001? I was answering phones at the Deloitte call center where is just minutes we would be flooded with calls from Deloitte family members wondering if their family member was in the building. Deloitte was blessed, as all but one person was able to make it to safety. The feeling of loss permeated the country those few days. People … [Read more...]
“There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn’t True; the other is to refuse to believe what is True.” ~ Søren Kierkrgaard We are in a season and time of the world where we live in a sea of deception. That deception can be from ourselves, about ourselves, or others. We often do not know what the Truth is because we live in a world where we think a fact, or data, is the … [Read more...]
Late last night New York passed legislation that allows same-sex couples to marry. That. Of course, comes with the caveat that those churches, synagogues, and other religious communities do not have to perform, or acknowledge them. No faith should have to embrace that which it finds wrong, but then that faith also should not force it’s view of faith as the way that the law should be … [Read more...]
