“THE WORLD IS CHANGED BY YOUR EXAMPLE, NOT BY YOUR OPINION” A photograph of a young man, ignoring the onslaught of rain as he holds his umbrella over a wheelchair-bound woman, accompanies this quote in a Facebook meme. No other words are needed. His example says it all. How often do we see Facebook [...]
A View from the Wilderness My déjà vu always wakes up with the change of seasons—especially in the Fall. I know it’s not Fall yet; but if feels that way once the children are in school and normal family routines have resumed. It has even been almost cool a few mornings in the [...]
Finding Sanctuary For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. Psalm 84:10 In Luke 2, we read about the prophetess Anna who “never left the temple but worshiped there with fasting and prayer night and day” (v. 37). For her, as for the psalmist, the temple was [...]
August 16, 2021 Dear Friends in Christ, Following a continued increase in COVID-19 cases in the wider Dalton area, the session has reinstituted a mask mandate for all church activities. All groups will be welcome to use the church building as usual provided that masks are worn. The current mask policy precludes any fellowship [...]
WHEN YOU DON’T FEEL LIKE IT We all struggle with spiritual discouragement and lethargy. Some days our circumstances threaten to overwhelm us, and we struggle just to pray. Many times we just don’t feel like doing the things we know we should. For one reason or another, God sometimes seems far off and unreachable. [...]
