Forgive me for stating the obvious, but it’s been a while since I experienced Halloween as a child. I don’t have many clear memories of Halloween, though the one when I lost three teeth on a giant Sugar Daddy sticks out. But I have faint impressions that have endured through the years. I remember a big, spooky house in Savannah …
My extended family loves asking each other hypothetical questions just to see where the conversation will take us. Some are silly, some are serious, some are curious. An oft-repeated hypothetical around our dinner table is some variation of the following: “if you could have lunch with anyone on earth who is not part of your family and not named Jesus, …
“The thief comes only to steal, kill, and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the fullest.” – John 10:10 This past weekend, we went to Copperhill, TN for our annual Student Fall Retreat. We took a bus of teens to go whitewater rafting, horseback riding, and play all kinds of games. You can …
It’s not too much of a stretch to say that we’ve been working toward October 26th since 2023 began. From the Art of Neighboring to Unreasonable Neighboring, we doubled down on Jesus’s commandment to love our neighbors. We’re committed to the notion that Jesus was referring to our actual neighbors – the people who live next to us and who live right here …
This neighboring story brings to life the very essence of connecting our neighbors with the hope of the Gospel. It’s what Jesus meant when He said to love God and your neighbor. Sue Carpenter and her late husband, Robert, moved to Peachtree City in 2001. Sue continues to live in the same neighborhood all these years even after Robert’s passing …
Scripture is one of our most important resources as followers of Jesus. The Word helps us know who God is, who we are and how we’re called to live in this world. That’s why PTCUMC presents Bibles to our 3rd graders every Fall. It’s a visual sign of our investment in the next generation, and a recognition that these young …
The other side is so far away. It doesn’t really matter what we’re talking about; crossing from one side to the other is brutal. Crossing the ocean may as well have meant flying to the moon until 531 years ago. Crossing the Continental Divide felt virtually impossible until Lewis and Clark showed early America the way. Even crossing the Chattahoochee …
It’s time for me to come clean (again): I’m unreasonably excited about football season this year. I can’t wait for my Longhorns to be relevant for the first time in a decade. I’m intensely curious about how well Bijan Robinson (a Longhorn) is going to play for the Falcons in his rookie season. I’m always ready for my Cowboys to …
DON’T COME TO WORSHIP. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: if you only have one hour a week to invest in your spiritual life, don’t come to worship! I wish I could take credit for this sentiment, but full credit belongs to my pastor during my undergraduate career. I was heavily involved in the Methodist campus ministry, where Rusty …
I’m looking forward to seeing you again this Sunday after a short, but packed trip to Colorado last weekend! I can’t wait to share some of that experience with you in the near future, but suffice it to say that lessons abound when you follow your brother-in-law into the Colorado wilderness while he attempts to run 100 miles through the …
