Author Archives: Jason

Father’s Day 2024

Posted on June 9, 2024 by Jason

I am certainly blessed by these people.

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Camp 2024

Posted on June 4, 2024 by Jason

I love this picture someone sent me of Joshua teaching Bible class at camp this week. He’s having a great time serving as one of our youth ministry interns this summer.

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SEC Tournament 2024

Posted on May 24, 2024 by Jason

We decided to run down to Hoover to see some SEC tournament baseball. Go Vols!

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Happy Birthday, Sunny!

Posted on May 22, 2024 by Jason

Join me in wishing Sunny a happy birthday! She pursues goodness and exudes quiet strength. In her love, she hopes all things. She is unwavering in her commitments and gracious in her ways. She is joyful and playful; a compassionate … Continue reading →

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How We Grow: Time in the Sanctuary

Posted on May 17, 2024 by Jason

I want to close out this series by looking at a passage of Scripture that has really taken on a lot of meaning for me in the last few weeks. Psalm 73:1-3 Truly God is good to Israel, to those … Continue reading →

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How We Grow: Rest

Posted on May 14, 2024 by Jason

I was talking with someone last week and I was saying to her that our final spiritual discipline in this series was rest. And she said, “OK, rest is right in my wheelhouse! I know how to do that one!” … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Day 2024: In Pursuit of Goodness

Posted on May 12, 2024 by Jason

Here’s a picture of our crew as we celebrate Sunny today. From my observation, Mother’s Day seems to be a bit sweeter for her than usual this year. Maybe that’s because Joshua and Abby Kate came home this week after … Continue reading →

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How We Grow: Service

Posted on May 8, 2024 by Jason

Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. The word translated as “workmanship” is the Greek term poiemo. Our English word “poem” is derived … Continue reading →

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How We Grow: Training, Not Trying

Posted on May 6, 2024 by Jason

To some people, the word “discipline” can be a bit off-putting. It can sound harsh, a bit demanding. Even worse than that, talking about spiritual disciplines has the potential to induce a lot of guilt. Most Christians already feel like … Continue reading →

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The Four “I’s” of Bible Study

Posted on May 3, 2024 by Jason

Here is a simple little Bible study method I’ve developed over the years. You need a sheet of paper (best to do this in a journal so you can look back and reflect later). I like to draw two lines: … Continue reading →

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