We Need Each Other!
Mar16

We Need Each Other!

Two events occurred this week that overwhelmed my heart with joy. I’m not just talking about a fleeting moment of happiness. No, I’m speaking of an inexpressible gladness in God’s work here at Mayfair.

What happened that was so fantastic? . . .

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As Good As Dead?
Mar02

As Good As Dead?

Sometimes the Bible makes me laugh. I don’t just mean a light chuckle either. I’m talking about a full-throated laugh out-loud. . . .

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Don’t Just Sing in the Shower
Feb15

Don’t Just Sing in the Shower

I enjoy singing in my truck and in the shower probably more than the average Joe. Yet while personal moments of praise are important, it’s vital to notice that nearly all the biblical  commands to praise the Lord are plural collective (except for Psalm 146:1; 147:2). Say what?

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A Truth to Hold Close
Feb15

A Truth to Hold Close

This past week, my sweet six-year-old daughter exercised her reading skills with a Dr. Seuss book as I tucked her into bed. Every few moments she would look up at me with her dancing, vivacious eyes. She read with excitement and happiness as her Mama rejoiced over her. My heart overflowed with gladness in God for the gift he has given me in my bright, beautiful girl.
If I naturally overflow with joy over my daughter, how much more does our perfect Creator delight over everything He has made?

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One Race
Jan21

One Race

Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream is God’s design for His Church.
We are one race – the human race – of many ethnicities united in God’s love to the praise His glorious grace. . . .

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One Must Do in 2019
Dec31

One Must Do in 2019

We’re just a day away from the launch of 2019 and resolution ideas are spreading across social media. With all the self-help lists come charts of what every good person “must do” or “must read” in 2019. We must: eat healthier, exercise more regularly, pay down more debt, save more money, be more productive, and on the list goes…
Yet while all those “must do’s” may be all well and good, there is one action step I believe we all must do as Jesus-followers in 2019….

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