After all the preparation for the Living Nativity, I was ready to watch the program on Saturday night. The lights went out, Jeff started speaking and Adam came out with the Christ candle in his white robe. A little boy – about 4 or 5 –  behind me asked his parents, “Is that God?” Such a…

After our historic flood, I wanted to make sure our children understood what it meant to help others, even persons we didn’t know.  Through our child’s school teacher, she reached out to us stating she knew a couple who had just been displaced from their home via helicopter and a day later gave birth to…

A family member was recently in Palmetto Richland hospital.  There were times of uncertainty and worry.  At those intense times of concern, God miraculously presented us with a nurse, who after helping us understand more clearly the diagnosis, would say, “God blesses you and I hope you continue to have a blessed day.”  Wow, with…

I see God’s work every time I leave the church parking lot. The oak tree by the entry way spreads its branches in the shape of the cross, reminding me where I’ve been and where I’m headed. That tree has been there for 125 or 150 years and it has been part of our Living…

Sadly, our daughter has been sick for a few days and she wasn’t getting better. In fact, she was probably getting worse. As I was sitting in my living room watching her cough over and over, wondering if it was time to go the Dr or not, and fretting about when I could find the…

The Spirit moved one our LS members to do something last Sunday, and it was a blessing to witness, and I just wanted to share something so sweet and powerful with our community. Around 10:25am or so, the Spirit led a male LS member into our fellowship hall to join in with our young people…

I’ve had the privilege for two weeks to help with the JV Football meal ministry at Ridgeview High School. While doing yardwork the other day, I was thinking about this ministry and all that it means. It is most definitely a Blue Dot. We are planted in this place to show God’s pure love in…

God spoke to me on a Wednesday in my home. I had not been feeling well since the prior Monday and I couldn’t really explain what was going on inside my body. I just knew that I didn’t fell well. And in the moment right before I was about to call 911 for an ambulance,…