Last night, as I was cuddling with my 7 year old, she wanted to hear stories of her life. In the process we talked about Covid’s influence on her life, and I learned that she apparently hadn’t realized that Covid killed many people and even led to long Covid that...
Dear Family of Christ at The Fount, I wanted to say hello and share again how honored I am to be called by God to be your Pastor in this season. You have been warm and kind to me and my family. Thank you! I pray that as we get...
Wasn’t Sunday’s service fantastic! Due to circumstances beyond our control, we had to pivot a few times, but in the end, we pulled off a meaningful, authentically Wesleyan service. We pulled together as a church and as a staff, filling in where needed and gracefully letting go of our expectations...
Motel 6’s slogan is “We’ll keep the lights on for you.” I think the idea behind this slogan is that wherever you go, there will always be a place to come home to where the light will be on and someone will be expecting you. As a child, there was...
I love the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead (John 11) for many reasons. In it, we see the humanity of Jesus as he wept over the loss of one he loved. We see the raw emotions of the Mary and Martha as they struggle with trusting Jesus, while grieving...
There is that old saying, “We plan…God laughs.” Although I have never been a huge fan of this statement because I don’t think it’s true. As I reflect on how 2024 has gone, I can appreciate the heart of what this phrase means as this year has not turned out...
We all go through changes, or seasons of change in our lives. Our lives are full of change. Our bodies change, we move and change towns or houses, we change churches or pastors, we change friends, we even change our attitudes and minds. Life is full of changes and it...
As I listened to the news reports over this weekend in response to the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump, one thing stood out to me and that was the number of news channels and individuals who said that the current political dialogue and climate needs to change. There...
This will be my last post on The Fount Account as your pastor. It has been a wonderful ten years since I and my family came here in 2014 to serve the Lord through this church, and I have no regrets! But ending a decade-long pastorate is hard; hard for...
There is an old saying, “if you can’t beat them, join them”. Which means if you can’t beat the opposition, then might as well join forces in order to control the situation. Not only are people tending to join forces with whatever is trending whether it’s on social media, politics,...