“Amen and A-Woman” – A Lesson
By now, you’ve probably seen the clip. If not, trust me, it’s odd. Last Sunday, the 117th Congress met for the first time in 2021. As is customary, an opening prayer was offered to mark the beginning of a new year and new session. With heads bowed across the room, a...
Advent: Week 4 – Peace
Our family was driving around looking at Christmas lights and listening to Q99. I wasn’t paying much attention to the radio until one of my kids asked a question. He said, “Dad! What are the kids saying in this song?” Everyone quieted down. I turned up the radio to...
Advent: Week 3 – Joy
The following article is an article by Matt Boswell from Gospel Coalition originally published December 20, 2018. Given its dual theme of joy and singing, I thought it was a perfect advent reading for our service and theme today. One of my favorite memories as a boy...
Advent: Week 2 – Love
The Beatles famously sang, “All you need is love. Love is all you need.” Theologically speaking, that is kind of true but also kind of not true. It ultimately depends on what we mean when we speak, or sing, of love. Love has been described in a million different ways....
Advent: Week 1 – Hope
If you haven’t heard it enough already, then let me say it again: 2020 has been a crazy, unprecedented year. And it’s still not over. Who knows what will happen in the final month? Hopefully, the worst is behind us. It’s precisely because of this year’s...
An Election Week Prayer (Updated: 2020)
In 2016, Pastor Tyler wrote a prayer for election week. Here is a slightly updated version for the 2020 election. We invite all of our FBC family to pray this prayer before bed this evening or as you rise in the morning. Heavenly Father, You have commanded us in 1...
A Brief Theology of Zoology
Our cat Dobby has been sick. (It’s pronounced Dah-bee.) Like all cats, he is lazy, not Garfield lazy but normal-cat lazy. But in the last few weeks, he has been lounging around more than usual. So, we made an appointment at the vet. His gums were white. His weight was...
Scripture Reading: Tips & Times
The Bible is the only book that reads you as you read it. And yet, many of us would have to admit, we don’t read it as often (or as much) as we should. Scripture is essential food for the believer. As Jesus said, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word...
New Book, New Author from FBC
FBC has been blessed with several authors. The latest is Jared Lockhart who co-authored a book entitled Timeless Church published July 1. Here’s a brief interview I did with him. Jared, for those in our church who don't know you, introduce yourself. My name is Jared...
A Pastoral Plea: Read Article XV
Protests. Rallies. Looting. Speeches. We’ve seen them all recently. Each of these moments has been galvanizing and polarizing. As you read the names George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery, chances are, you just felt something. (And if you didn’t, that proves my points as...
The Book of James: Did You Know?
We are beginning a new sermon series today through the book of James. (Click for the video or audio of the overview sermon.) It is one of the most practical books in the entire Bible. As one commentator put it, James has a “hard-hitting punch” of real-life...
Technology: Helps & Hurts
On March 15, as the stay-at-home order came down, our elders were faced with a difficult question: how could we keep the flock together when we cannot be together? The answer: technology. Technology Has Helped Over the past eleven weeks, cameras and computers...