I have wanted to be a teacher for as long as I can remember. I remember thinking, “I could can the world, one student at a time!” As a Christian believer, I thought the best and most fun group to teach would be filled with…
Giving Credit to Whom Credit Is Due
On Monday, January 7th, the Clemson Tigers soundly defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide for college football’s national championship. After the game, Clemson head coach, Dabo Swinney, was interviewed just moments after the game ended. During the interview, Coach Swinney made a couple of statements that…
Sunday Morning and the Bible
If you were to attend Grace Church at Willow Valley for a Sunday morning worship service, you might find something that you may not find at other churches (or so several who have visited numerous churches have told me). At Grace, we open the Bible during our…
Not by Bread Alone by Adam Swift
There is a reason why diets are something we have to be disciplined and intentional about: it’s because we are exactly the opposite of disciplined and intentional on our own! Given our own choice, we would much rather pig-out on food that is unhealthy and…
Christmas Means Santa for Many … But What about Jesus?
This is the time of year when many parents take their children to see some guy dressed in red and sporting a white beard and a big belly. And if parents want to have their children visit the Macy’s Store Santa in Manhattan, they will…
A Friend Who Sticks Closer than a Brother
Christmas is finally just around the corner (how long have Christmas displays been up in retail stores and how many times have I heard the song “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas?” Answer: too long and too many!). Speaking of Christmas, one of…
Being a Good Citizen Election Day is Coming!
My Name is John Smith, and I Approve of This Message! Sound familiar? OK already! I have heard them all – at least a dozen or more times. If you watch any TV these days then you will have heard them too! Here in Pennsylvania…
The Hands of Jesus The Joy of Serving Others in Jesus' Name
A few years ago I read a book titled, The Jesus Habits: Exercising the Spiritual Disciplines of Jesus by author Jay Dennis (one of our Adult Bible Fellowships went through this book in the past). It proved to be quite insightful and very practical. In…
Where Did the Summer Go?
As kids head back to school and the nights get longer and louder (amazing how boisterous those little crickets can be!) don’t you find yourself asking, “Where did the summer go?” As I write these words the calendar next to my computer shouts at me…
Well Done Good and Faithful Servant by Pastor John F. Smith
If you are anything like me (and I am guessing you are!), you don’t like change. Yet change is part of the package of living in fast-paced, ever changing twenty-first century America. So we just have to learn to grin and bear it! Here at…
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