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It sure was wonderful to worship with you last Sunday!  There was a great spirit on our campus as we re-opened our church doors, and I hope you were as encouraged that morning as I was.  As we are all learning in 2021, each of us can experience a “fresh start” every day, and IContinue reading “Seeking Him First”

We are in the final sprint to Christmas!  I hope you are enjoying the cool temperatures, beautiful lights, and are making plans to spend time with loved ones in the coming days.  I’m confident that our music ministry helped you get in the holiday spirit last Sunday through their wonderful production, “The Sounds and StoriesContinue reading “Pass on the Light”

What a powerful Sunday we had together!  I hope you enjoyed Sunday morning as much as I did.  It was exciting to see our children in pajamas enjoying train rides and hot chocolate, and it was wonderful to have Veritas help lead us in both of our worship services.  We experienced another “pandemic-record” in attendanceContinue reading “Shine This Season”

Christmas is officially here at ABC!  I want to thank all of our amazing volunteers for putting in many hours to decorate and transform our church for the holiday season.  The church looks absolutely beautiful, and I believe every person that walks through our doors this month will feel encouraged and welcomed because of theContinue reading “Keeping Christmas”

I hope you all are getting ready for a wonderful Thanksgiving week!  I know next week may look a little different than the Thanksgivings from previous years, as some of you have perhaps altered your travel and gathering plans.  But nonetheless, I do pray that each of you still takes the opportunity to come togetherContinue reading “Thanksgiving Lists”

We had an amazing Veteran’s Day weekend at ABC!  Our Wall of Honor proudly displayed 108 heroes that faithfully served our country, our music ministry led us well in worship, and Ken Wallingford did an incredible job sharing his story as a POW in Vietnam.  I’d like to thank Ken for sharing that powerful testimony,Continue reading “Thankful Hearts”

The holidays have not even arrived, but things are starting to get busy at ABC.  We had an amazing Sunday morning as we kicked off a new sermon series, welcomed a special musical guest, and celebrated seven beautiful families as they participated in our parent child dedication.  Later that same afternoon, we trained nearly 100Continue reading “Service and Sacrifice”

Thank you to everyone that helped make Trunk or Treat a big success (see the highlight video above).  I’ve participated in a lot of church events in my lifetime, but perhaps none ever felt as necessary as last Sunday’s gathering.  It has been a long year, and with that we have experienced a long droughtContinue reading “Feeling more “normal””

We had an amazing Sunday at ABC!  Last weekend we experienced our highest attendance since the pandemic, we celebrated multiple new members and a baptism, and we successfully conducted a much-needed ministry fair.  As you know, we encouraged our church to rise up and meet some critical ministry needs during this new season of growth,Continue reading “Worthy of Celebrating”

This past week Bethany and I took the kids shopping.  With cooler temperatures on the horizon, we knew we had to get our kiddos some clothes for their winter wardrobe.  When you have young children in the home, this is typically an annual occurrence.  Temperatures begin to drop, and parents begin to realize that noneContinue reading “Growing Pains”