Pastor's Blog

Dear Church Family, Today marks three weeks week since I arrived at Fort Knox, KY. As I may have mentioned, my responsibilities include being a chaplain for about 650 ROTC cadets while they are here for their "cadet summer training" between their junior and senior years of college. I am also responsible to supervise and mentor a chaplain candidate who is training and prep...

Dear Church Family, On this Memorial Day, I want to share with you a book recommendation, written by the fianc of a friend of mine who was killed in Iraq in 2003. When I first received my copy of Letters to Ernie by Michelle Blanco (published in 2016), I began to read and couldn't stop until I had finished the whole book in one sitting. The only thing that slowed my progr...

Dear Church Family, ROTC Advanced Camp Chaplain Ministry This summer, I have the opportunity to serve as a chaplain to about 600 Army ROTC cadets at Fort Knox, KY. ROTC Advanced Camp is the training that all Army ROTC cadets attend between their junior and senior years of college. It is a pretty fast-paced time of training and is a major component of their evaluation and...

Dear Church Family, As a pastor, I enjoy discussing questions about the Bible, theology, decision-making, relationships, moral issues all kinds of questions. There's one question, however, that I really don't like; it's my least favorite question, but it's a question that I've been asked several times over the years: "What is your vision for the church?" I understand the...

Dear Church Family, This past Sunday, we concluded out Sunday school study using a video series called "He Gave Us Prophets," combined with teaching and discussion, in order to better understand, interpret, and apply the prophets of the Old Testament. If you're interested in reviewing the video lessons that were used for this class, you may find them online here: https://...

Dear Church Family, On Sunday mornings at 9:15-10:15 am in the sanctuary, we have Sunday school for all ages. We are using a video series called "He Gave Us Prophets," combined with teaching and discussion, in order to better understand, interpret, and apply the prophets of the Old Testament. If you're interested in reviewing the video lessons that we are using for this c...

Dear Church Family, On Sunday mornings at 9:15-10:15 am in the sanctuary, we have Sunday school for all ages. We are using a video series called "He Gave Us Prophets," combined with teaching and discussion, in order to better understand, interpret, and apply the prophets of the Old Testament. If you're interested in reviewing the video lessons that we are using for this c...

Dear Church Family, On Sunday mornings at 9:15-10:15 am in the sanctuary, we have Sunday school for all ages. We are using a video series called "He Gave Us Prophets," combined with teaching and discussion, in order to better understand, interpret, and apply the prophets of the Old Testament. If you're interested in reviewing the video lessons that we are using for this c...

Dear Church Family, On Sunday mornings at 9:15-10:15 am in the sanctuary, we have Sunday school for all ages. We are using a video series called "He Gave Us Prophets," combined with teaching and discussion, in order to better understand, interpret, and apply the prophets of the Old Testament. If you're interested in reviewing the video lessons that we are using for this c...

Dear Church Family, On Sunday mornings at 9:15-10:15 am in the sanctuary, we have Sunday school for all ages. We are using a video series called "He Gave Us Prophets," combined with teaching and discussion, in order to better understand, interpret, and apply the prophets of the Old Testament. If you're interested in reviewing the video lessons that we are using for this c...