Plan to attend the 2019 Biennial Mission Summit, June 21-23 at the Virginia Beach Convention Center in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Watch our video and learn more, below. We hope to see you there!

Read about our Lenten Devotional Series and view additional postings here. Matthew 22: 36-39 Thought: It was well over two years ago that Jesus began his public ministry. Most people remember how he turned water into wine at a wedding reception as being his first public act on his journey. Others recall his early teachings, healings […]

Read about our Lenten Devotional Series and view additional postings here. Chaos. Pain. Fear. I have battled these all of my life. Fortunately, I decided early in life to trust Jesus as my Savior and worked hard to make Him Lord of my life.  For the most part, I could stay in control when around people […]

Read about our Lenten Devotional Series and view additional postings here. A familiar sight. Do you have one of those? For almost 15 years, day in and day out, up to 5 times a day during the school year, I stand by these trees mostly unnoticed. Regardless of my lack of attention they grow on. When […]

Read about our Lenten Devotional Series and view additional postings here. See, I am doing a new thing…can you not perceive it? – Isaiah 43:19 For some reason, known only to God (who has turned mute on this subject), a default posture for most persons and groups is to lament, to bemoan their current state of affairs. […]

Read about our Lenten Devotional Series and view additional postings here. It had been a difficult week.  I needed to experience the smile of Jesus.  Frankly, I can’t remember the details, but as a member of the pastoral staff in a large church, you can fill in the blanks.   My tank was empty and my spirit […]

Read about our Lenten Devotional Series and view additional postings here. I took this photo on a trip to Saguaro National Park in 2017.  The long-anticipated vacation included several days hiking alone among rock and sand and cacti in a place as beautiful as it was bleak.  In the midst, this heart-shaped cactus caught my eye. […]

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Read about our Lenten Devotional Series and view additional postings here. “Who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross.” So we read in the Book of Hebrews (2:12) as the author describes Jesus facing the ultimate of wildernesses, even his death on the cross. The Lenten season offers opportunity for us to […]

Once, Boone County, W. Va., was a leading producer of coal nationally. The industry has suffered a major decline in recent years with the closure of all but one of its coal mines. “We faced a situation where parents no longer had jobs relating to the mining industry,” explains Theresa A. Cocheran, a retired school […]