Learning to Embrace Change: Trust God’s Plan “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” (Hebrews 13:8) A new school year is upon us. The Delta variant of Covid-19 is quickly leading us back to a time of masking, social distancing and hand washing. Whatever happens in the coming weeks and months, [...]
You can shed tears because they are gone, or you can smile because they lived. You can close your eyes and pray they will come back, or you can open your eyes and see all that they left for you. Your heart can be empty because you can’t see them, or [...]
"Years ago, anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student what she considered to be the first sign of civilization in a culture. The student expected Mead to talk about fishhooks or clay pots or grinding stones. “But no. Mead said that the first sign of civilization in an ancient culture was a femur [...]
Recently, I was asked to preach about the concept of Sanctuary, a word that has dual meaning. Today, we tend to think of The Sanctuary as the room in the church in which we worship God. In times past, the word Sanctuary simply meant a place of safety, which prompts the question, Is [...]
Starting this month, the Midweek Meditation will feature thoughts written by some of the pastors who have been associated with our church in various ways. “Who Do You Say That I Am?” Honestly, there are probably very few people in Dalton, GA, who would be interested to hear First Presbyterian Church's answer to the [...]
