Horatio Spafford’s Sorrow  In 1871, an American lawyer named Horatio Spafford lost much of wealth in the Great Chicago Fire. Two years later, Spafford decided to vacation in Europe with his family knowing that his friend D.L. Moody, the great evangelist, would be preaching there. He was unfortunately delayed by business and sent his wife […]

Growing up in Georgetown, Texas I learned to love a handful of things very early – hunting, two stepping and country music. I’ll never forget one of my shining moments as a young man. I got up in front of my kindergarten class decked out in my black jeans, black boots, pearl snap shirt and […]

The season of Advent kicked off this past Sunday according to the church calendar. During this time of expectancy and preparation, the church has historically spoken to the topics of hope, joy, peace and love. We’ll explore these topics over the next four weeks, but today we are going to start some place different. We’re […]