The Shepherd…and the Shadow: Part 2

The Shepherd, our greatest comfort and The Shadow, our greatest concern. Some believe our greatest comfort only exists in the absence of our greatest concern, but the...

WV Day of Prayer Vigil

Here is Pastor Jake’s recorded segment for the state’s Day of Prayer. We hope you all tune in and find some solace in these words and prayers....

The Shepherd…and The Shadow Part 1

“The Shepherd, our greatest comfort and The Shadow, our greatest concern. Some believe our greatest comfort only exists in the absence of our greatest concern, but the...

The Rock in a Hard Place

Behold: The Israelite people, caught in between imprisonment and promise. They were freed people, but they weren’t without fear. There was a deep need: They were without...

Labor and Delivery

It’s no revelation, really: Looking different will invariably attract different looks. What’s true in the physical realm is also true for someone who is spiritually attractive. There...

My Hunger…and My Help

All of us have hungers(healthy and unhealthy, but we have to be careful about what we do to help those hungers. What’s true in the physical is...

Kept in the Clouds

We’re a different people. We’re a diverse people—from all ages of life, stages of life, wages of life and walks of life. And yet, despite our differences,...

The Leftovers

In the throes of disappointment, dejection, letdown or loss, many of us have considered the question: “Do I count?” Does my life matter? Does what I do...

Pass the Salt…

Of all descriptions Jesus could dig up for anyone who would be his disciple, he decides on two: Salt and light. Why these? Why us…and so what?...