Eli had surgery to repair a torn labrum and was released to play baseball 2 days before his senior season. He was way behind in hitting because he hadn’t swung a bat in 5 months. He told me it was…
As the years go by in our faith, we can sometimes become accustomed to life as it is and forget to focus on growth. This, I believe, is an unfortunate habit for many of us. Of course, this becomes a…
With all of the devastation in Tennessee, North Carolina, and Georgia due to the recent hurricane, I have been completely blown away by the outpouring of love and concern for others. At Karns alone, what we thought would be under…
Last Sunday, Steve presented a two-part lesson on two of the characteristics of God: His goodness and His severity. Steve’s lessons reminded me of something Christy and I would tell our children as we parented them through the years, which…
By Spencer Clark This past week, several members of our congregation have been engaged in an active door-knocking campaign throughout the Karns, Powell, and Amherst communities. Around 27 Karns members and Southeast students knocked on over 1,600 doors and completed…
How do you implement congregational evangelism in a larger church? Turning a large ship takes more time, so how do we do it? Evangelism in large congregations has its own unique set of challenges. “For everyone to whom much is…
Over time, we have found that people require many things to survive and thrive. The bare necessities – food, shelter, and water, are easy to see and understand. Yet I would then add a fourth thing: connection to other people…
Through the years, many students have arrived at preaching school whose wives have been a bit concerned about whether they could meet the expectations of being a “Preacher’s Wife. Since I’ve been pretty close to a “preacher’s wife” for the…
“And he said to them, if any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.” This infers that the Christian must follow Christ every day. Perhaps the best item to…
