The 2018 elections are over, and the votes are being counted. As I write this post, Democrats are projected to win the US House, and Republicans are projected to keep control of the US Senate. One person who is not on tonight's ballot--and never will be--is Jesus Christ. The Lord Jesus Christ...
You might have heard there is an election coming up in just a few days! On Tuesday, November 6, Americans all across the country will be voting for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Senator, Congressman, County Commissioner, Justice of the Peace, etc, etc, etc. I've been...
Julian Russell is leading the Christ Church Carrollton Parish Mission '18, November 9-11. His Bible text is Acts 11, and his talks are titled "Profile of a Bridge Builder." As Julian and his wife Chris prepare for their visit, we asked him to share a little about himself and his hopes for the...
Julian Russell is the featured speaker at Christ Church Carrollton's Parish Mission 2018, November 9-11, "Profile of a Bridge Builder." Julian will be joined by his lovely wife Christiana. Here is info from their mission organization website: Julian and Christiana grew up in Nassau...
Christ Church's Parish Mission '18 is in just a few weeks. The climax will be our guest service at 10:30am on Sunday, November 11. Our distinguished guest preacher will be the Rev. Julian Russell, a PCA missionary/church planter in Nassau, Bahamas. Julian will be preaching from Acts 11, "Profile...
Please take a moment right now to open your calendar, turn to November 9-11, and make note of our upcoming Parish Mission 2018, with Julian and Chris Russell. The Russells are PCA missionaries in the Bahamas. They will lead us in a study of Acts 11 called "Profile of a Bridge...
I am praying for James. In a lot of ways, James is just an average six-year-old boy. Three things that make him exceptional are his good looks, his sweet disposition and his high intelligence. The fourth exceptional thing about James is that his mother insists he's a girl. Just to be...
In just a few days, on Wednesday, September 26, 2018, I am currently scheduled to turn sixty years of age. To mark the occasion, I'm hosting my own sixtieth birthday party at the C2 Cafe, from 6:30pm-8:00pm. My original plan was for my party to have a "Bill-bo" Baggins theme, a la "Lord...
Pastoral care--looking after one another and helping one another--is deeply engrained in church life, by Jesus' own command. In John 13:34-35, for instance, the Lord tells his people: "I give you a new command: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, you are also to love one another. By this...
In the book of Acts, the author Luke uses the words “the Way” six times to talk about those who seek to follow Jesus. If you check, you will find "the Way" (Greek, τὴν Ὁδὸν) used in this fashion in Acts 9:2, 19:9, 19:23, 22:4, 24:14, and 24:22...