Jul 12, 2021 | Blog, Blog: Guest Writers, Lastest News
I was called by University Baptist Church in August of 2020 with the purpose of diving headfirst into student ministry, both continuing to build upon our existing youth ministry, and beginning to build a kind of college student outreach that UBC is perfectly situated...
May 24, 2021 | Blog, Blog: Guest Writers
What does it mean to resume worship? If you’re like me you’ve spent the last 14 months away from any physical church building. With the onset of COVID-19, I thought I was saying “goodbye” to church for a few weeks at most; a vacation of sorts that I was looking...
Feb 23, 2021 | Blog: Guest Writers, Lastest News
Derek is hard to describe, but I’ll try. The first time I met him, he wanted to know if I could “lay down a beat” for him to freestyle over. He had had an idea for a new rap while walking to the meal in our home and was ready to try it out. Derek has a way of entering...
Feb 16, 2021 | Blog: Guest Writers, Lastest News, Uncategorized
“Ash to ash. Dust to dust.”[1] Familiar sayings during this time of year as we enter Lent, the 40-day season (not including Sundays) between Ash Wednesday and the day before Easter. The word “Lent” comes from the Anglo-Saxon word “lencten”,...
Feb 16, 2021 | Blog: Guest Writers, Lastest News, Uncategorized
Captain Obvious would say, “I am learning that people who did not have enough income to meet their basic needs before the pandemic, are facing even greater challenges during this pandemic.” Years in an economic system that employed many at low pay, benefited some...
Jan 25, 2021 | Blog: Guest Writers, Lastest News, Uncategorized
I, like many of you I’m sure, tuned in this past Wednesday to watch the inauguration of now President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. An inauguration is an historic occasion any year, as our country progresses ever more toward becoming that “more perfect...
