Last week I had the pleasure of being on a video conference call with 17 other pastors from Peachtree City and several surrounding communities. We gathered together to encourage one another, share experiences, and talk about the decisions we all face as we consider timetables for re-opening various aspects of our churches. We represented many different denominations and many different …

On Monday, April 20, Governor Brian Kemp announced plans to begin reopening various parts of our state. His recommended approach strives to maintain continued social distancing best practices while reopening various aspects of our lives here in Georgia. The Governor’s approach also allows churches to reevaluate how to operate in a responsible manner that continues to follow the safety guidelines …

Hey Faith Family! I had a mentor a few years back who often said, “I can worship at any time in any way, can you?” I remember thinking to myself, “I wonder if that’s true of me?” Well, many of us have all ventured into a new way of worshipping – online. On Easter Sunday (of all days), I found …

Beloved Faith Family: Those who know the Burgess family story know that our 21-year-old son was born 5 weeks early. His lungs were severely underdeveloped even for that age. We spent the first several months in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) with our son in a medically induced coma on a special ventilator to buy him time for his …

Many of you have asked how you can help. We have a way for you to serve during this time. While we are honoring the concept of social distancing (keeping 6 feet between us as much as is possible), it’s important that we find ways to stay connected to each other and to our community. Phones can be a critical …

This is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us. All who obey his commandments abide in him, and he abides in them. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit that he has given us. 1st John 3:23-24 …

Those who know me, know how much I love God’s words shared through the prophet Isaiah. In Isaiah 52:7, we encounter these words, “How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the messenger who announces peace, who brings good news, who announces salvation, who says to Zion, ‘Your God reigns.’” It seems like every news update right now is …

Imagine a world where kindness is the norm. Where we truly loved our neighbor.  A world where love is the default. Imagine a movement that is not so much about a place or a program, but about people and a purpose. Imagine a movement where faith was not dictated by a calendar or a clock. Imagine a movement where people engaged …

I want to ask everyone who reads this to do something special. I am not asking for me or for this church. I am asking on behalf of Jesus. As Christians, we know Jesus died on the cross. As disciples of Christ, we know why He died on the cross. But we often fail to take the next step of …

My experience of life is a connected series of seasons – seasons of clarity, seasons of unknowns, seasons of peace, seasons of excitement, seasons of scarcity, seasons of plenty, etc… Life has been a series of everchanging seasons for me. In one of those seasons of unknowns, I remember my Grandfather saying, “Marky, everything will be ok. Things have a …