by Libby Grammer | Oct 24, 2019 | Pastor's Blog
Sometimes church feels like it can become just an organized meeting house. We meet, we greet, we eat. It’s the good Baptists-in-the-South way of doing things, and it’s always the same. We order our worship services as meticulously as we order our business meetings,...
by Libby Grammer | Oct 16, 2019 | Midweek Check-In, Pastor's Blog
In our Wednesday Midweek Check-In Series, we are getting the opportunity to hear from local groups committed to serving our neighbors here in Martinsville and Henry County. We are doing this because we recognize that partnership with other organizations is one of the...
by Libby Grammer | Oct 9, 2019 | Pastor's Blog
Just a few days ago, our little girl let go and took a few steps all by herself. She was caught off guard that it happened and wasn’t particularly proud of herself – though we were cheering her on like she’d run a marathon. I watch her now, carefully cruising along...
by Libby Grammer | Oct 2, 2019 | Pastor's Blog
This Sunday, we will celebrate communion with the added remembrance of World Communion Sunday, celebrated on the first Sunday in October each year. I think the implications of World Communion Sunday should invigorate our remembrance of Christ’s sacrifice. Christ...
by Libby Grammer | Sep 23, 2019 | Church Life, Pastor's Blog
Each year in September, I am reminded of some song lyrics I love about seasons and who God is: Even when the trees have just surrendered to the harvest time, Forfeiting their leaves in late September and sending us inside, Still I notice You when change begins, And I...
by Libby Grammer | Aug 14, 2019 | Pastor's Blog
I’m always amazed at how God works in this imperfect, sometimes downright horrible world. So often, we see negative news or experience the worst of what the brokenness of humanity has to offer. I, for one, don’t believe God is behind all the horrible things...
