Our Stories Unleashed

Gathering Again

"The church is re-opening.” This statement has been shared everywhere from the mouth of the President to texts between friends. And the doors of the church are indeed open again. This week saw our first in-person gathering since moving online 11 weeks ago. The church building was flooded with the kind of light that only comes from open doors and radiant faces. What a gift it is to gather – both in person and extended into our online communities as well.   We must be...

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The Things We Want

Do you ever really, REALLY want something… only to be disappointed when you get it and it isn’t as great as you imagined it would be? Certain members of my family have been asking for years for a pet. Most often, but not always, the request is for a dog. Sometimes this asking has sounded more like begging, whining or even nagging. They’ve assured me that they will care for the dog… feeding, bathing, cleaning up refuse, etc. Recently they’ve even lobbied that...

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Growing in Knowledge & Wisdom

Proverbs 23:12 (ESV) Apply your heart to instruction and your ear to words of knowledge. This May I graduated from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS) with a Master of Theological Studies. As I reflect upon the last three years, it is clear that SWBTS has provided me one of the most intellectually stimulating, vocationally constructive, and spiritually formative experiences of my life. The time I’ve spent at Southwestern has deepened my understanding of what it...

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