by afladmin | Jun 25, 2025
By: The Rev. Dr. W. Ross Blackburn The picture of Jesus receiving a child in this passage is revealing. He took the child into his arms. Not only did Jesus tell the disciples to receive little children, but gave them a picture of how to do so. Into his arms. No wonder...
by afladmin | Jun 25, 2025
By: The Rev. Dr. W. Ross Blackburn One of the greatest privileges I enjoy in my role as pastor involves the strong relationships I have established with the children in our church. Nearly every Sunday as I greet families in the narthex, a group of our parish children...
by afladmin | Jun 25, 2025
By: The Rev. Dr. W. Ross Blackburn This from a letter Georgette recently wrote: I am currently ministering to two women. The first girl is 18 and is truly suffering from her abortion three years ago – some days she is inconsolable and her pain comes through the...
by afladmin | Jun 18, 2025
By: The Rev. Dr. W. Ross Blackburn One of the matters with which we are rightly concerned is the matter of calling. What am I called to do? How can I best use the gifts and talents God has given me and to what purpose? The calling of the disciples is highly...
by afladmin | Jun 18, 2025
By: The Rev. Dr. W. Ross Blackburn I serve with a crisis pregnancy center and over the course of years have learned much about why women choose abortion. One refuses to tell her family, afraid of her parents’ reaction. Another fears she will lose her boyfriend if she...
