10 13, 2025

A PASTORAL APPRECIATION THANK YOU! – October 13 2025

2025-10-16T13:29:06-04:00

One of my favorite movies is Mr. Holland’s Opus. In the last moments that marked the end of a lifetime of teaching, Mr. Holland is packing up his classroom—boxes stacked, memories tucked away—ready to quietly slip out the door. But before he can leave, someone invites

A PASTORAL APPRECIATION THANK YOU! – October 13 20252025-10-16T13:29:06-04:00
09 29, 2025

4-WHEEL FAITH – September 29 2025

2025-10-06T10:07:10-04:00

A year ago, Eboni, the boys, and I decided to join a caravan of Jeep Wrangler owners for an off-roading adventure in the Uwharrie Mountains! This was a group of, predominantly African American, Charlotte- based Jeep enthusiasts known as the Queen City Jeep Club. That morning,

4-WHEEL FAITH – September 29 20252025-10-06T10:07:10-04:00
09 22, 2025

JESUS LIKES A GOOD PARTY – September 22 2025

2025-09-24T15:42:45-04:00

The first time we see Jesus reveal His glory is at a wedding feast in Cana. At this event, ordinary water became extraordinary wine! All throughout the Gospels, we find Jesus at tables: reclining at banquets, breaking bread in homes, gathering with friends in celebration, and

JESUS LIKES A GOOD PARTY – September 22 20252025-09-24T15:42:45-04:00
09 15, 2025

LOVE THAT RELEASES – September 15 2025

2025-09-17T17:21:44-04:00

A component of my clinical pastoral education certification training was at the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota. This is home to the Lakota Tribe! Like thousands of our Native American siblings across this country, they also carry the heavy weight of poverty, systemic neglect, and cycles

LOVE THAT RELEASES – September 15 20252025-09-17T17:21:44-04:00
08 25, 2025

HOPE WITH GLASSES ON – August 25 2025

2025-08-28T16:02:02-04:00

Have you heard the story about the Optometrist’s daughter? It goes like this - One summer afternoon, the Optometrist’s daughter, a first-year philosophy major in college, was home visiting her mother at work. As she sat in the waiting room, she observed patient after patient stagger

HOPE WITH GLASSES ON – August 25 20252025-08-28T16:02:02-04:00