SPIRITUAL FORMATION Long-Expected Jesus Week Three: He is Light December 17, 2017 0 Comment As we enter the third week of Advent, Michael R. Palmer, contributing writer to Long-Expected Jesus and Lead Pastor at Living Vine Church …
FAMILY When The Holidays Hurt December 14, 2017 0 Comment When my son Henry was in preschool, his Sunday school teacher wanted the class to talk about how families celebrate …
SPIRITUAL FORMATION Long-Expected Jesus Week Two: He is Lord December 10, 2017 0 Comment As we enter the second week of Advent, we continue to reflect the words “Come, Lord Jesus.” Timothy Gaines, contributing …
PASTORAL MINISTRY A Caring Reminder That Family Comes First December 07, 2017 0 Comment At General Assembly 2017, my wife and I—both of us delegates—did our best, with the help of my mom, to …
SPIRITUAL FORMATION Long-Expected Jesus Week One: He is Coming December 03, 2017 2 Comments We are so excited to begin the journey of Advent with all of you! Today marks the first Sunday of …
PASTORAL MINISTRY 3 Reasons to Follow Rituals in Worship April 23, 2018 0 Comment There is an unspoken but real pressure upon pastors to be creative in corporate worship. Standing before our people, we …
PASTORAL MINISTRY A Godly Spouse November 12, 2018 0 Comment “Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light …
CHILDREN'S MINISTRY Behind the Beard: Who Are These Eureka! Characters? May 28, 2019 0 Comment A Rubbermaid tub is no place for the world’s greatest explorer to spend his holiday, but that’s exactly where we …
PASTORAL MINISTRY Lenten Postcards: Good Friday Service Outline January 22, 2020 0 Comment Beginning Ash Wednesday and ending Easter Sunday, Lenten Postcards provides resources for pastors and communities to move closer to Christ …
PASTORAL MINISTRY Minding the Gap Between What We Preach and Who We Are August 03, 2020 0 Comment As pastors we are required to become competent students of Scripture in order to handle the task of preaching well. …