When Mama Ain’t Happy…
Johns Creek Baptist will be the place to be this Sunday, May 10th. It’s Mother’s Day, and we have plans to celebrate in ways that all can be blessed and…
The One Thing Stronger Than His Diagnosis
Two weeks ago, Bill Self and I were sharing a meal together when he received a phone call from his doctor. He had been waiting on that call. …
Sinking Our Teeth Into Dominican Missions
Our commitment to Dominican missions reached a new high recently as a JCBC dental and medical team took greatly needed health services to the Milagrosa Batey. Milagrosa is situated in…
Honoring a Legacy: 2 ways you can help make “Jill Jenkins” day a true celebration.
What a blessing it has been these past few weeks to read each new installment of Jill Jenkins’ farewell blogs. If you have not taken the opportunity to read them,…
The Last 20 Years
These last 20 years have offered me a chance to work with an incredible group of Baptists- Cooperative ones who have taught me about serving in love throughout the world,…
Abuzz With Joy
This past Sunday was abuzz with energy and joy. I could not have been prouder of our Sanctuary Choir, as they (along with Sandi Patty and Veritas) filled the…
More Reflections
Children’s ministry in a larger church looks very different than in a smaller one. The time you get to spend with the kids gets shorter and shorter. You multiply yourself…
Resurrection Series
When Christ was raised from the dead, something else was too. Upon hearing the news that the tomb was empty, the first disciples raced to the place where they…
Reflections
One spring evening in 2005, I answered the phone in my kitchen, and the voice on the other end introduced himself as a search committee member from JCBC. He asked…
Be With
What does it really mean to BE WITH? Jesus spoke of the importance of just being with when he comforts Martha who was curiously (and maybe annoyingly) inquiring about Mary…
Not Yet. Not Ever.
But grow in the grace and the knowledge of or Lord and Savior Jesus Christ… 2 Peter 3:18 It’s easy to be lulled in. I mean, after all, the…
Most stories begin with a Once Upon A Time and so shall mine.
Once upon a time, a little red headed girl found Jesus, great joy and fun friends at her church. Jill thrived in the environment of Christian education from teachers who…