The Music in Your Soul
This past summer I had the pleasure of watching a violin maker go through the steps of creating a violin. It was quite a remarkable process but each step had a vital purpose from the selecting of the wood for the violin to creating the violin using a template, cutting it out and endless hours carving […]
Romans Lesson Notes – Chapter 2, Darkened Thinking
Romans Chapter 2 – Darkened Thinking “All have sinned and fallen short of God’s glory,” (Romans 3:22) Sin is the great equalizer. All of humanity has the propensity to sin, which is known as the human condition Rebellion= opposition or defiance against one in authority Rebellion is as the sin of divination (counterfeit source) Rebellion= gaining […]
Romans Chapter 1 – Teaching Notes
Romans 1:16-17 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith as it is written the righteous shall live by faith. […]
Do I Belong?
Friends, we all have a longing to belong; belong in a family, a group of friends, fit in in our workplace, But the biggest desire we have to belong can only be filled by God. Having a bunch of friends on Instagram or Facebook only gives us a false sense of belonging. Now let’s get […]
Introduction to Romans
Good afternoon, Drawing Near to God Community! Today was a great day as we kicked off our study of Romans with an introduction to this book, which is sometimes referred to as the Biblical Himalayas. Intimidating, right? You may feel like you’re drinking from a firehose (see this funny video that I showed in my […]
Introduction to Upcoming Romans Study
Good Morning! I made this video to introduce our new study of Roman during Teaching & Worship beginning this week. You can join me live in Charleston at Ashley River Baptist Church this Thursday, or join the livestream group at St. Peter’s in Mt. Pleasant. You can also stream at your convenience. Click here for […]
The Laborers are Few…
Today is Labor Day. Labor Day in the United States is a public holiday on the first Monday in September. It honors the American labor movement and the contributions that workers have made to the prosperity and well being of the country. For many Americans, Labor Day also marks the beginning of the school […]
God’s Will for Your Life (Video Blog)
Earlier this week I shared a post about Living a Purpose Driven Life. Today I want to continue on that subject with a video about God’s Will for Your Life. We all want to know that, don’t we? What’s God’s purpose for my life? Scripture is laden with God’s promises for our life, and the […]
Gold Plate
As the new school year begins and our personal commitments change. I thought it may be helpful to review a previous blog post about my “Gold Plate” and take time to reevaluate what is on our plate. What needs to be removed and what needs to be added? Join me in Making Space for God […]
Success Is Not Measured by Likes
Good morning Drawing Near Community! Today on my making space for God Monday, I am addressing the subject of significance and success. Let’s start out together agreeing that we cannot measure our success or significance by how many likes we get on Facebook or Instagram. But if I had to guess, many do. Everyone likes […]