Advent Ascents: Hope in the Lord
This time of year, some of the most telling signs of the season are songs. Whether you prefer carols, crooning, or quiet, the aural blessing (or invasion) of Christmas is upon us.
But have you ever wondered ...
The Answer is Jesus and the Bible
This Sunday we have the very special privilege of welcoming Buddy Hoffman to the Grace Snellville pulpit! Buddy and his wife Jody planted Grace more than 30 years ago and continue to be significant leaders in t...
A Stoning and a Crown
A bleak, windswept moor provides the setting to one of the great dialogue exchanges in film history:
PRINCESS: You mock my pain!
MAN IN BLACK: Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is sellin...
Mr. Jesus’ Classroom
Summer ends earlier for teachers, who return a week before their students to prepare classrooms and curriculums... er, curricula. On Sunday, we will take time to pray for all the teachers, administrators, bus d...
Disqualified: Gideon, Part 2
We are smack in the middle of convention season during an election year, which means our nation’s political parties are feverishly working to gather as many Americans as possible to their side. Indeed, the rule...
Promised Land Living: Change
How do you feel about change?
I suppose most of us would answer, “It depends...”
If it’s a good change, we love it (usually).
If it’s a bad change, we don’t (usually).
But lately, I've noticed my ow...
Palm Sunday: The King’s Visitation
This week is Palm Sunday, which celebrates Jesus’ humble entry on a donkey into Jerusalem the week before his death. But when Jesus saw the city in the midst of all the shouts of welcome and praise, he did some...
Not Your Sunday School Jesus
Authentically knowing someone exceeds knowing a few facts about them. Intimacy means we know their passions; it means knowing that which brings them joy and what causes them anguish, even anger. Knowing someone...
Place in Grace: Shepherd/Pastor
In Ephesians 4:11, the Apostle Paul gives us a list of gifts from Jesus to his Church that includes the apostles, prophets, evangelists, shepherds, and teachers. Our challenge this week is to unlearn and relea...
The Women
Mother’s Day is a beautiful opportunity to celebrate the women who serve their families in so many often-overlooked ways, however we realize the subject of motherhood evokes an extremely wide range of resp...