A PASTORAL (AND PERSONAL) WORD AT THE END OF SUMMER by Dennis W. Foust A NEW SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS: These words are being penned on Tuesday evening. Our Charlotte Mecklenburg schools begin tomorrow morning. Other schools have already begun their new year or will do so in the next...
An Updated Regathering Plan: May 2021 by Dennis W. Foust, Senior Minister As you have heard me quote repeatedly, ‘Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.” This pandemic requires flexibility and our COVID-19 Task Force has sometimes felt like we need the wisdom of...
“LISTENING TO LIFE THROUGH THE BIBLE” by Dr. Dennis W. Foust In order to survive and thrive in today’s world, you should grow in multi-lingual understanding. And, in order to survive and thrive as a person of faith, you should learn how to listen to your life and the life...
“HOW THE BIBLE CAME TO US” By Dennis W. Foust What is the meaning and background of the term, Holy Bible? Greek word, Biblus: the bark of the papyrus plant from which writing paper was made (papyrus = paper). Eventually, the word Biblus became the word for ‘book.’ The...
December 25, 2020 Christmas Day By Rev. Dennis W. Foust, PhD, Senior Minister On this Christmas Day, my prayer is that you will unwrap God’s gift of encouragement. This year has included many challenges. You do not need me to recount them all. But, be encouraged! The story of Jesus’...
December 24, 2020 Is There Something Waiting to Be Born in Us Today? By Kathy Bragg On the morning of October 29, after hurricane Zeta blew through the Charlotte region, throwing wind gusts and heavy rain on all of us, I was on my way to the barn to feed...
December 23, 2020 God’s Hands Derek Henson As we journey through Advent we are in the season of expectation, particularly the coming of new life in the birth of Jesus. The themes of love, peace, joy, and hope easily surround the image of the infant savior lying in a bed...
December 22, 2020 Celebrate By Mallory Brown In the past month, my daughter Annie Kate has gained awareness of her hands. These two strange appendages with 10 more appendages that can wiggle, scrunch up, wave, and feel. Due to teething, her fists and fingers are constantly in her mouth, which...
December 21, 2020 Mary’s Song By Sally Young “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for the Mighty One has done great...
December 20, 2020 Finding Peace By Rev. Allison Benfield You would think that seeing the Swiss Alps appear in the plane window as my plane approached Zurich would invite a sense of peace and calm for this mountain-loving girl. Yet, after an eight and a half hour flight on a...
