Luke 5:33-39 "33 Then they said to him, “John’s disciples, like the disciples of the Pharisees, frequently fast and pray, but your disciples eat and drink.” 34 Jesus said to them, “You cannot make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them, can you? 35 The days will come when the bridegroom will be …
Author: felocarp
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).
The Lord Watches Over All
Psalm 145:13-21 "The LORD is faithful in all his words, and gracious in all his deeds. 14 The LORD upholds all who are falling, and raises up all who are bowed down. 15 The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food in due season. 16 You open your hand, satisfying …
The Righteous Life
Romans 12:9-21 9 Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; 10 love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor. 11 Do not lag in zeal, be ardent in spirit, serve the Lord. 12 Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer. 13 …
No Livestream of Morning Worship for 1.16.22
Greeting friends! A winter storm predicted for central Kentucky will cause us to cancel Sunday morning activities for our church. Please join us next Sunday! God bless!
The Fountain of Life
Psalm 36:5-10 "5 Your steadfast love, O LORD, extends to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds. 6 Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your judgments are like the great deep; you save humans and animals alike, O LORD. 7 How precious is your steadfast love, O God! All people may take refuge in …
What Our Eyes Behold
Luke 11:33-36 33 “No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar, but on the lampstand so that those who enter may see the light. 34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. If your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light; but if it is not healthy, your …
A Different Kind of Outfit
Ephesians 6:10-18 "10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his power. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For our struggle is not against enemies of blood and flesh, but against the rulers, against …
Deborah
Judges 4:1-16 "1 The Israelites again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, after Ehud died. 2 So the LORD sold them into the hand of King Jabin of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor; the commander of his army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth-ha-goiim. 3 Then the Israelites cried out to …
Link to Sunday Morning Worship for 1.9.22
Greetings, friends! Here is the link to Sunday morning worship for 1.9.22. https://youtu.be/YKhtyLjUCNI The message will focus on the baptism of Jesus as found in Luke 3:15-17, 21-22. We will also be blessing more prayer shawls tomorrow morning. What a great ministry this is! God bless!
Be Imitators of God
Ephesians 4:17 - 5:1 "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 …