Praying For Uvalde
We look on with sadness at the tragedy of the shooting in Uvalde. I fully believe that our calling at this time is to fall to our knees in prayer because prayer has power. Those of us who are parents cringe at even looking at the news after things like this happen. It makes us hold our children tighter and shed tears for those lost. [...]
Co-workers for Christ
I am particular about words. Words mean something. Be accurate with your words in order to be precise in what you mean. Here are words that I wish we didn’t use - church attender. What do we mean by church attender? We mean someone who attends a church service. A person who drives to a place called “church” and sits in a seat and [...]
The Holy Fool
I am always amazed how things I read a while ago all of a sudden pop back into my mind. Over the last few days I have had the phrase “Holy Fool” repeatedly come to mind. I was first introduced to the term holy fool when I read Malcolm Gladwell’s book, Talking to Strangers, which must have been more than a year ago now. [...]
An Aspiring Event
Part of Mount Carmel’s vision is to provide opportunities for our congregation to develop a deep and rich relationship with the Lord. That discipleship piece typically takes place in our small group communities and our 1 with 3 discipleship groups. Occasionally we have larger events that provide a means to reach many people at the same time. This past weekend Mount Carmel hosted one of [...]
Reflections on Easter 2022
Easter Sunday is one of those holidays that we celebrate on the actual day. What I mean is that if the events of Holy Week were to occur in 2022, then Jesus would have gone into Jerusalem to eat the Passover meal with his disciples on Thursday, April 14. He would have been arrested in the wee hours of Friday, April 15. Then as the [...]
Student and Children’s Ministry Round-up
Events are a great tool in ministry to build excitement and increase participation in both our Student and Children’s Ministries. The most recent events have been Winter Jam for our Student Ministry and the SuperStart conference for our preteens. Winter Jam is a big concert filled with multiple well-known Christian music artists and speakers. Our students were really excited for KB, Tauren Wells, and Skillet! [...]