Song Of A Contrite Heart

You could have turned and walked away, left me standing here , alone. Instead I stand before You now, With my hands empty but heart wide open. I don’t know where to go from here But to lift my face and look to you. In love I stand before Your throne With all I have [...]

Baptism

I’ve had my trial’s and been drug through the dirt. I’ve looked for God and never heard him. I’ve doubted he was there. But when I knelt down and begged for God to let me experience him in a whole new way was when I truly knew I was sitting at his feet and was [...]

Losing Control

Growing up I often found myself planning out my future.  I was going to go to college, get a job, get married, and have a family.  My wife was going to be a stay at home mom so that our children could have the same experiences that I had as a kid.  My dad worked [...]

The Road Not Taken

Have you ever heard God’s voice?  What did He tell you?  Was it a reassurance, a comfort in your time of grief, a calming word in a time of chaos?  Was it a rebuking, a correction, a gentle chastening?  Did God give you a mission?  Other then the Great Commission of course, did He give [...]

When It All Comes Tumbling Down

Have you ever reached a point in your life when you feel the weight of the world on your shoulders? Nothing goes right? Seems like there is someone out there that just wants to see you fail. A few series back Pastor Nick preached on struggle and how it can make you a better person [...]

The Journey

How many times have you caught yourself saying, “as soon as a certain event happens, then things will be better?”  For instance, have you heard a child say, “as soon as I become a teenager, then life will really start” or a teenager say, “as soon as I can drive, then I will really be [...]

Road Trips

I would like to start by pointing out that the new blog has just completed it’s first full month… so I decided to celebrate by presenting our first video blog. However, the truth is this particular video is over a year old. It was actually my very first “video project”… and it was the impetus [...]

Stop and Smell the Roses

Stop and smell the roses… We’ve all heard it, but do we actually live it?  Every day I drive about 35 min to work from Lenoir City to Alcoa via Hwy 321.  Many times my drive time = my prayer time.  About a month and a half ago, while in my drive time prayer time, [...]

Awakening: Confidence

“Your failure doesn’t define you.” People that inspire me are the ones that step out in faith not knowing the outcome. They are contagious people. The ones you want to be around in hopes that some of their genius will inadvertently fall on you. Maybe if you rub shoulders or give a side hug their [...]

Honoring God & Inspiring Others

Do you limit yourself? Do you limit your dreams? Are you afraid to begin because you can’t see the end? I do. Last year I quit smoking. Then, a friend challenged me to run a marathon. A What?!! A marathon, a running race that is 26.2 miles long. In September of last year I started [...]