The Shook Ones

Recently, a friend on Facebook posted a quiz for older generations to test how well they know the slang of Generation Z. And if you want to make sure that only older generations participate in your quiz, posting it on Facebook is definitely the way to go. I actually...

Pastor’s Message: Feb. 24, 2023

A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. J.C. AUSTIN: THE WAY BEFORE US Recently, Pastor Lindsey and I were talking about various aspects of this season in the in life of our congregation, both in terms of Lent beginning and in the larger sense of our strategic mission work. As we...

Connecting the Dots: Call and Response

The mule stood there, looking back at me with almost aggressive disinterest, dismissively swishing his tail. He was standing in front of a large iron plough, the kind used by farmers in the 19th century, and he was wearing a harness that hitched him to the plough in...

Connecting the Dots: Whose Faith?

Audio coming “We’re going to need a bigger boat.” It’s one of the more famous lines in movie history. It’s from Jaws, the classic thriller that basically invented the summer blockbuster as we know it, was such a huge hit that there was a noticeable drop in beach...

Connecting the Dots: Lost and Found

Audio coming By The Rev. J.C. Austin   Who you eat with is who you are. If you don’t believe me, then you had a different experience of middle school than I did. I remember walking into the cafeteria at Sutton Middle School in Atlanta, GA, for the first time at...