The Clean Water Rules
Statistics vary but it seems at least 1.4 billion people, or 21% of the world’s population, lives without access to clean water. This is hard to grasp for most North…
Our Anniversary…Our Future
Did you know our church’s 20-year anniversary is coming up? If not, you’ll be hearing plenty about it over the next month. We’ll celebrate on Sunday, October 20 with a…
20 Years…
20 years. Much can happen in twenty years. I remember what I was doing 20 years ago. Do you? It was October 16th, 1993. I was on my very first…
Me/She/We
“We need to take out the trash.” “We need to take a meal to the Smiths. They’ve had a death in the family.” “We need to get on a budget.”…
Mini Starch
I like heavy starch. There. I said it. Haven’t always been that way about my shirts. But the older I get, the greater pleasure I find in simpler things. There…
What Would Paul Do…NEXT?
With no respect to the WWJD bracelet phenomena of years back, I’m a big fan of asking myself what would Paul do? I’ve asked this question internally on many occasions…
Keeping the Ball In Bounds
Okay I’ll admit it. I do have a favorite set of players on Saturdays at our soccer games. Our first hour is the Pre-K league where three-and-four-year-olds bounce around all…
When Groaning is Enough
Sometimes all we have are groans. And sometimes, they are enough. I, like all of you, have been moved by the struggle and suffering found in headlines and newsfeeds this…
Michael McCullar Releases Simply Colossians: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Alpharetta, Georgia – September 16, 2013 – The Johns Creek Baptist Church family and staff congratulate Michael McCullar, Formations Pastor, on the release of Simply Colossians, a multi-part Bible study…
Messy Faith
I witnessed something historic during the U.S. Open tennis tournament: the referee warned one of the players that his chair was too messy. I’ve seen a lot of bad behavior…
What’s in a name?
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.”* Kinda. When talking about star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, maybe. When talking…
What Is Your 9/11?
I was mindlessly following the herd in the security line at Hartsfield Airport. I was traveling by myself to Dallas to visit my mother. Since I was by myself, my…