Author: Michael McGary

It’s going to be a long year. You’re just getting started. Make sure you make the most of the next 12 months. It’s time to live boldly and courageously. Enough of fear. Enough of cautious optimism. We are the people for whom the race is...

It’s the time of year when we get our homes ready for all the guests that will be visiting throughout the holidays. It’s easy to get caught up in our own rituals and traditions. As a church it’s easy to do the same. However, that’s...

Christians are not of this world. We may even be peculiar to many of those we live and work with. Where does that come from? It comes from our new identity in Christ! In this exciting series (which serves as a sequel to “Blessed Strangers”...

The scriptures continually invite us to worship the Lord. But why? Have you ever wondered? What is it about worship that makes it so important to our lives? Remember, God never asks us to do something that is not ultimately good for us. When you...

When you’re a kid, life is like a game. When you’re a teen, life is like a crazy adventure. In your 20’s and 30’s, life is like a party. When you’re older, life gets full of responsibilities. When you’re in the middle of life, you...

This is our theme for this year;  the idea is that the Church is not static but always moving, spreading around the world -- from Jerusalem in A.D. 30 to us today 2000 years later. If we are going to be faithful to Jesus’ idea...

Christians have not, do not and will not have it all together. That’s a fact. The sooner we embrace that reality the sooner we can come to terms with the joy that is the journey of faith - moving ever closer to the goal of...

Culture saturates us with images of greatness. The multi-million-follower social media star, the runway model, the blockbuster A-list film lead, the 3-point aficionado who wins the championship with seeming ease. Greatness has become synonymous with the illusion of the elite. For our world, only a...