Friends,It is with sadness and hopeful anticipation of God’s call that I write to inform you that I will be stepping down from my position as Minister of Discipleship and Young Adults to accept a new call to ministry as the Assistant Minister for Church Planting at Parish Presbyterian Church in Franklin, TN.It is so difficult to say goodbye, and to move away from a friends, family, and a fruitful vineyard for ministry. If it were not for the power of prayer and wise counsel, we would never even considered it. But God has over time warmed our heart toward...

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Several of you read through the Bible this last year for the first time. What a feat! And what a blessing! Some of you have expressed interest in reading through the Bible this year, and you have wondered the best way for making the journey. There's many excellent Bible reading plans from which to choose: Biblical Order, Chronology, Type of Literature, etc. If you have questions about pros and cons of various plans or approaches, don't hesitate to drop me a line. I would love to speak with you about it. But for those of you who want a straightforward plan...

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Burk Parsons, Editor of Tabletalk Magazine, has written a helpful piece on the role of resolutions in the Christian's life and practice. I commend it to you. You can find it here. 

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From Don Whitney:1.      What's one thing you could do this year to increase your enjoyment of God? 2.      What's the most humanly impossible thing you will ask God to do this year? 3.      What's the single most important thing you could do to improve the quality of your family life this year? 4.      In which spiritual discipline do you most want to make progress this year, and what will you do about it? 5.      What is the single biggest time-waster in your life, and what will you do about it this year? 6.      What is the most helpful new way...

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"Light of lights! All gloom dispelling,Thou didst come to make thy dwellingHere within our world of sight.Lord, in pity and in power, Thou didst in our darkest hourRend the clouds and show thy light. Praise to thee in earth and heavenNow and evermore be given,Christ, who art our sun and shield.Lord, for us thy life thou gavest,Those who trust in thee thou savest,All thy mercy stands revealed."--St. Thomas Aquinas "Before the paling of the stars, Before the winter morn,Before the earliest cock-crowJesus Christ was bornBorn in a stable, Cradled in a mangerIn the world His hand had madeBorn a stranger.Priest and king lay fast asleep In...

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