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Our Wednesday night Bible Study is focusing on areas of our lives that invite us to have an unshakable hope in a world that is tempting to shake us at our very core.  This Wednesday we look at what is

I am still glowing in the wonderful birthday celebration you gave me Sunday…and enjoying the chocolate!!!    I am grateful for 70 years of life and there will always be three pivotal points of gratitude that have shaped my life

Isaiah 40:31 is a favorite verse of many–“They who wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings as eagles, they shall run and not grow weary, they shall walk and not faint.”   But who

It is early Monday afternoon and I have just returned from a prayer time at the Raleigh Baptist Association.  In a circle we prayed for and over each other. The pastor beside me is exactly a month older and we are

As most of you know, Kathy and I have cochlear implants due to our hearing loss.  We jokingly tell people that if you hear us yelling at each other, all is fine.  It’s when you don’t hear anything at all that

“…his sheep follow Him because they know His voice”  (John 10)  A question I often ask others and ask myself—“What voice are you listening to?”  There are so many voices competing for our attention nearly every day.  Which voice sounds

I will never forget the phone call. A man I had long loved and respected was calling me long distance on Easter morning from an alcoholic rehabilitation facility where he was a resident. His words, “Bill, I’ve discovered there’s a

This week, on Wednesday at 6:30 I will begin a new study series that I want to encourage you to attend. It is based on the book “Unshakable Hope” by Max Lucado. On the back of the book it reads:

This coming Sunday is Pentecost Sunday.  It is often called the birthday of the church and is worthy of our highest celebration.  We  read the account in Acts 2 when the Holy Spirit descended upon the early church and emboldened