Sheepfeeder & Servant Leader
Having a background in theatre, I learned long ago how important it is for the cast and crew of a production to draw energy from an audience. It really is a symbiotic relationship. The cast and crew give energy to the audience and the audience gives energy back to the cast and crew. They feed […]
SIXTY-SIX TIMES Sixty-six times around the sunNavigating orbitsSun, moon, starsThe clockwork universeTicking off the years,A blink in the eye of God.Blessed beyond measureBy the lives that have intersectedCrossed my orbitAnd shed light on my confusion.God’s grace empowering meTo become that tool that He needsTo be His hands and feetIn a world so in need ofLight, Love […]
There are times when we face what seem to be contradictions in the scripture and in our lives. There is truth in the fact that God gave us a mind of inquisitiveness. He wants us to ask questions. He wants us to seek answers. He wants us to find ways to come closer to Him […]
I have driftedAmidst languid groansOf wooden shipsWith rhythmic tones,Creaking timberedBeams and bonesWhispered notesAnd anecdotesCadence set by ocean swellsAnd harmonies of distant bells. The melody ofWood on woodShould never beMisunderstoodThe moaningClothed in solitudeBurnished coalsOf ships and soulsMy table strewn with wine and bread,The wind my song, the stars my bed. There’s comfort foundWhen pulled awayFrom restive thoughts,And restless […]
2/27/2020 Rev. Walt Wellborn Psalm 16:11 “You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.” (NIV) Worship is every Christian’s replenishment station. When we worship, we are in a conversation that is bound in communion with our Lord […]
2/20/2020 Rev. Walt Wellborn 2 Samuel 6:14 “David was dancing before the Lord with all his might,” (NIV) Control. We all want it. Most of us do not appreciate a life without boundaries so we look to control the world around us. We want to control our finances. We want to control our environment. We […]
2/6/2020 Rev. Walt Wellborn Psalms 95:6 “Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker;” (NIV) I want to challenge your perception of worship. Worship is a state of mind. Ever since humans began walking the earth, people have knelt in humility, either to their leaders or their Gods. […]
Hebrews encourages to run the race marked out for us. God has given us a path to follow. In this series of eight messages we will examine some of the unique moments in Paul’s journey from salvation to apostle. There are lessons here to be learned that we can apply to our own spiritual journey […]
Harvest! That time of year when we reap what has been sown. Where our hard work and God’s mercies intertwine to bring us into a time of bounty. This series of four messages speaks into this time of harvest and the richness of God’s grace. We will learn that the is a lot more to […]
Precious FatherIn these times of turbulenceWhere vitriolic hateAnd rhetoric of viper’s tongueSeek to sway strugglingSouls and broken spirits,Please grant my humble request.May I never spout opinion as truthInuendo as factRumor as prophecyOratory as realityOr speculation as principle.May the words that flow from lipsBe the words that you have branded on my heart.“Let the words of […]
The Lord’s prayer is Christ’s example to us on how to pray. Most of us recite the prayer in our worship services on Sunday morning but it is easy for us to lose meaning in the repetitive nature of our reciting. This series seeks to provide context and meaning behind the Lord’s prayer and we […]
Freedom is bought. It comes at great sacrifice. We enjoy freedom but often we don’t know what it truly means to be free. So many in the world want to define Christianity through a set of rules which to them, limits freedom. But that is truly not the case. There is really no greater freedom […]
In a world wrought with sordid lies,And a plethora of alibiesChrystal illusions of compromiseWoven with threads ofSelf-infringementDisenfranchisementDisenchantment,DisentitlementAmongst the death throes of principalities,Political whitewash,And random bordersPainted with dust and sparkles.Where the ground crumbles and grumblesBeneath our weight,We find ourselves with one footPlanted on the earthThat lurches with every surgeOf public opinion and silver-tongued rhetoricSpoken by narcissistic […]
I stop to watch as falling snowDrifts for me, in chaotic flowEach flake unique, each flake aglowProgrammed chaos before my eyes. And then, as if its plannedEach bit finds purchase on the landOr in the trees to take a standStately beauty in disguise Amidst the wintry somber gaspsOf winter birds and forest snapsA crack of tree trunk […]
The jangling musicWheezing from the pipesOf life’s calliopeWhile we ride astrideOur bounding, bouncy, bobbingSteeds of wood and steelEncourages our carrouselTo identify and signifyOne more trip around our starOne more chance toGrab the brass ring.One more chance toAddress our past.One more Chance toRight our perspective.One more chance toMake a difference. I say again,Make a difference. May […]
In this series of five messages, we will explore the different ways that the gospels approach the birth of Christ. Each approach is unique in its perspective but only by examining all four gospels are we able to glean a holistic vies of that moment when God chose to send His only son to earth […]