As the pastoral team gathered for our weekly staff meeting this past Monday, something beautiful interrupted our routine. From the Youth Chapel, the sound of music descended and gently filtered into our space—softened by carpet and ceiling, yet unmistakable. The voices of Crawford Academy’s students on day one of...
I watched a video this week
and within seconds, it had my attention.
This is how it started (in the video):
Why did you have children?
Your children are totally neglected by you.
You have farmed out their raising to everyone else:
Their schooling, you’ve handed off to another.
Their character building, you’ve handed off to...
Greetings Church Family,
Praise God! He has granted us another Sabbath. Imagine a Hebrew family in Egypt on the night of the first Passover. The world outside is silent yet filled with fear. Inside their small home, a father gathers his children close as he marks their doorposts with the...
Psalm 118:22 “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.”
In construction, the cornerstone is the most important stone in the entire structure. It is the stone that sets the alignment and stability for everything else that follows. Without a properly placed cornerstone, the whole building can become unstable....
We gather. Nothing changes.
We pray. We watch the clock.
They prayed. The room shook.
So, what’s different?
We sit next to each other… but we don’t know their name.
We sing the same songs… but the words don’t move us anymore.
We show up every week… but some are still unsure of their salvation.
We...