Ephesians 4:17-24 "17 Now this I affirm and insist on in the Lord: you must no longer live as the Gentiles live, in the futility of their minds. 18 They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of their ignorance and hardness of heart. 19 They have lost all sensitivity …
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On April 30, 2019, I retired as the General Minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) In Kentucky. I live in Nonesuch, Kentucky with my spouse, Nora, our two golden retrievers, Sawyer and Deacon, and nine chickens. We have four adult children, a son-in-law, three beautiful granddaughters and one handsome grandson who live in the greater Lexington, KY area.
In April of 2019, I accepted a call to be the part-time Director of Disciples Men for Disciples Home Missions of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the US and Canada. On June 16th, I started as the interim minister at Hodgenville Christian Church in Hodgenville, KY. Now I am blessed to serve as their pastor.
I am a spiritual director, an organic gardener, committed to trying to live a more sustainable lifestyle as a good steward of God's creation, a woodworker and an avid reader. I am a graduate of Purdue University (B.S. - Environmental Health) and Christian Theological Seminary (M.Div).
God’s Rebuke
Psalm 50:16-23 "16 But to the wicked God says: “What right have you to recite my statutes, or take my covenant on your lips? 17 For you hate discipline, and you cast my words behind you. 18 You make friends with a thief when you see one, and you keep company with adulterers. 19 “You …
Link to Sunday Morning Worship Live Stream 8.1.21
Greeting, friends! Here is the link to the live stream of Sunday morning worship for 8.1.21 at 11 am EDT. https://youtu.be/nhXUr4mkZW8 Scripture reading will be Ephesians 4:1-16. God bless!
More Than a Lifetime
John 6:1-19 "1 After this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, also called the Sea of Tiberias. 2 A large crowd kept following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing for the sick. 3 Jesus went up the mountain and sat down there with his disciples. 4 …
A Remarkable Life
Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 31 He said to them, “Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. 32 And they went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves. 33 Now many saw them going …
The Hometown Syndrome
Mark 6:1-6 "1 He left that place and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. 2 On the sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astounded. They said, “Where did this man get all this? What is this wisdom that has been given to him? What …
The Many Faces of Jesus
Mark 5:21-43 "21 When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered around him; and he was by the sea. 22 Then one of the leaders of the synagogue named Jairus came and, when he saw him, fell at his feet 23 and begged him repeatedly, “My little …
We Do Not Sail Alone
Mark 4:35-41 35 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” 36 And leaving the crowd behind, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. Other boats were with him. 37 A great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into …
Link to Sunday Morning Worship for 7.25.21
Greetings, friends! Here is the link to the live stream of Sunday morning worship for 7.25.21: https://youtu.be/PKWDYLZlNRo God bless!
An Awesome Prayer for Our Co-journers in Faith
Colossians 1:3-14 3 In our prayers for you we always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 4 for we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, 5 because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. You have heard …
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