Christmas often birngs extra things to our schedules. We travel to be with family. We buy extra items for loved ones and thereby stretch our budget a little thinner than we probably should. With all of this extra that comes at Christmas time it’s often hard to find peace. Perhpas this has something to do…
I don’t like to stop. I often am afraid that while I’m asleep I’ll miss something important. This is a large reason why I stay up late and rise early. But there’s another kind of sleep that has crept in and started to affect us all. It’s the sleep of complacency.
On Wednesday nights at Living Word we’re journeying through the famous story by Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol. It’s a wonderful story of a man caught up in himself who is led to a major life change by visits from four different Ghosts throughout Christmas Eve. We started this series with a visit from the Ghost…
Since there are only so many weeks to celebrate Christmas and there are some pretty great Christmas songs, I thought it’d be good to take a few weeks of our #musicmonday this year and celebrate Christmas. Christmas this year is a song that talks of the transition between fall and Christmas. The message is one of…
Throughout the season of Advent we’ll be unwrapping another gift. This week it’s the gift of love. But don’t assume you know what love looks like. It’s not exactly what you think. When we discover the reality of God’s love we’ll be surprised how vast and powerful his love is. Listen as Pastor Derrick shares…
For those of you that know me well, one thing you would certainly not say is that I’m a traditional kind of guy. I don’t sit still long enough to establish traditions. I love to try new things with the intent of meeting and connecting with new people. I’m one of those blaze your own…
The famous story by Charles Dickens will guide us through our midweek Advent journey this year. Tonight we sit with Scrooge as he’s met by Marley’s ghost. We hear the words of caution for a life missed. Listen as Pastor Derrick shows how Scrooge and Marley can help us prepare for Christmas. Check out the…
Cuts, scars, pimples, blemishes, weight issues, height, dress, muscles or lack of them, hair color, hair style, braces, birthmarks – these things and many more affect the way people see me. But why can’t people see the real me? Why can’t people see beyond the scars and the image in the picture to see who…
Today at around 10am there was an active shooter alert at the campus of the Ohio State University. In the moment when the news first hit, I was sitting with a member of my congregation whose son was typically in the building that was all over the news. Fear and worry were plastered around the…
We all need a little hope don’t we? I mean come on. Turn on the news. Listen to the radio. Read the paper and you’ll see it plain as day. There is fear, terror, sadness, death, disease and just plain old evil all around. When life falls apart where do you find hope?
