What will 2020 bring for you? We cannot predict the future. We do not know what the joys and struggles of this next year will be. BUT…we do know that God will be present in all we go through. God can use all that we experience, the good and the bad, to draw us closer...
Today I got to have a Christmas lunch with Unity’s staff. What a wonderful group of people! They are motivated by their love for God, they work extremely hard, and they are joy to be around. I asked each staff member to share with me one of their most meaningful experiences at Unity in 2019....
I am in a thankful mood. Thanksgiving is right around the corner and it has me thinking about all the things I’m thankful for. I am thankful to be leading the Pre-School Family Chapel tomorrow morning. Every other week the Unity pre-schoolers join Bailey Beam and I in the chapel for songs and a Bible...
Ok, I know I’m getting ahead of myself. Its not even Thanksgiving yet! But…Advent begins just three days after Thanksgiving. So I find myself in the Christmas spirit already. This Sunday, December 1, is the first Sunday in the season of Advent. The term advent comes from a Latin word that means arrival or coming....
“This is how God showed his love for us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.” -1 John 4:9 This verse captures the essence of the Christmas message. I want to emphasize three words. Love. Sent. Life. Love: Why did God choose to be born as...
A couple of weeks ago the middle and high school students participated in Dash & Go. This annual event is a favorite of our youth program. The youth have the task of purchasing groceries and delivering them to families in need. We loaded up several cars and traveled to Publix. As you can see in...
This Sunday our Stewardship season comes to a close. We hope to collect all of our Estimate of Giving cards by this Sunday. This will allow us to accurately prepare our 2020 budget. If you have not yet had the opportunity to turn in an estimate, you can do so at www.unitypres.org/connect/giving I’ve been reflecting...
We are approaching one of my favorite Sundays of the year: Visioning Sunday. On October 20, 2019 we will be asking one central question during our worship services: “What is God calling us to do in 2020?” Or to put it another way, “What is our 2020 Vision?” As I reflect on this past...
Last week I was in Atlanta for a Pastor’s Conference. This is the third year in a row that this particular group of pastors have met. I led worship for the conference alongside Rev. Steible from Rushmore, Indiana. Here are my observations about the conference: 1. Atlanta is HOT! It was a record high of...
Are you worthy of love? Without hesitating, most of us would say, “Yes, of course!” And that is true. You are worthy of love. Yet how often do we subconsciously add the ever dangerous word if to the end of that sentence? I am worthy of love if… Our society often regards love as conditional...
