In early October the staff and I were able to spend the day at the McElroy residence to spend some intentional time in the Word, in prayer and in the presence of God’s creation. If you have not been to the McElroy property, it always feels like you are on a retreat. It is covered in trees...
“Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for my soul.” Psalm 66:16 I read a book years ago called Almost Christian by Kenda Creasy Dean that made me realize something: We have been quickly losing the ability and skill of articulating our story with...
Merry Christmas, GPBC! Tis the season to celebrate that Jesus has come! (Well, all seasons are that season, but you get what I mean) Advent always takes me back to that Garden of Eden moment in Genesis where the great chasm in our relationship with God began because of our sin. Advent draws...
“And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ...” Ephesians 4:11-2 I love church! There is a reason I love church. It is because I feel that is where I am my...
By Greg Lunsford-- Today we are closing out 2021 and tomorrow ushering in 2022! For some of us this may bring a sigh of relief that we made it another year. Others may be anxious, stepping into the new year with skepticism and asking what unknowns we are walking into. And others may be stepping...
By Greg Lunsford-- I don’t know about all of you, but God has been working on my heart so much during this Nehemiah: A Story of Restoration series. Each week as I pray, study, prepare, and write, it seems God has been working on my own heart through it all.When I first went through...
By Greg Lunsford-- Remember 2020? That was a wild ride. There is something about taking last year's calendar off the wall and replacing it with the new year’s calendar. Taking down the old calendar typically is a reminder of the appointments, dinner with friends and family...
By Greg Lunsford-- This Sunday we are joining our brothers and sisters of Riversgate, Missio and Multnomah Presbyterian for SW Church Together. It will look different than it has in years past, but we still wanted to stay connected as faith communities. During the COVID-19 season...
By Greg Lunsford -- During my preparation for the sermon this week I landed on John 13:35 and I rested there for a while: “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” As Jesus followers, love is to be our calling card. Specifically, how we love...
By Greg Lunsford -- Greetings! Is it crazy to think that we are almost half way through this incredibly unpredictable year? Maybe there is some hope in that of itself. Something even more jarring is that means it has almost been 6 months since Lara, Ransom and I have joined the Greater...