precious in his sight

precious in his sight

Read: Mark 10:13-16 Reflect: With Christmas break approaching, and the parties with friends exchanging gifts, the kids were excited…..okay, they were “crazy”. Most teachers were looking forward to the break just to get their classes back to normalcy!  I substituted...
when i open my mouth

when i open my mouth

Read: Psalm 119:97-104/ Matthew 4:4 Reflect: Jesus spent 40 days and 40 nights in the desert. No, He wasn’t lost, and He wasn’t sightseeing. He was brought there by the Holy Spirit to be tempted by the Devil. Now the Devil was very clever, because he knew Jesus hadn’t...
growing up in church

growing up in church

I, like a lot of you, grew up in church. It was the same church that my dad went to, my aunts, my grandmother, and about half of Wrightsville attended. Most of the weddings, church suppers, Christmas eve services, funerals, family activities, and even the Boys Scouts...
a “real” dad

a “real” dad

Read: Matthew 1:18-25 Reflect: Derek King thought about this passage of Scripture for a long time. He reflected on how Mary became pregnant without any assistance from Joseph. How her name became synonymous with “the mother of God” and how each generation venerated...
OUT OF THE MOUTH OF A 5TH GRADER

OUT OF THE MOUTH OF A 5TH GRADER

It was the Sunday before Thanksgiving and everything was going well with my class of 4th and 5th graders. They were beginning to understand the importance of the resurrection and how vital it was to the Gospel. A man (the God-Man) died on the cross and within three...