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Jul 2025
Navigating Spiritual Obstacles

Most people believe spiritual growth matters, and it certainly does. Even the growing number of people who reject organized religion and all of its baggage will tell you that they believe in the importance of spiritual growth, reflection, and formation. Seeking inner peace, love, hope, joy, contentment, and grace in this culture can be very challenging. That is simply stating the obvious. We live in chaotic times where there are many obstacles to achieving peace. Restlessness and anxiety is at an all-time high. These obstacles should be named because, in many ways, they are always present and serve as......

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Healing After the Texas Floods

We have established a TEXAS FLOOD SURVIVOR FUND to provide counseling for the children who survived the massive floods the weekend of July 4th. They have been through a LOT. Many of them lost...


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Keeping Woodmont Strong for Generations to Come

It has been absolutely heartbreaking to see the devastation from the weekend flooding in Texas and all the lives that have been lost. I have a good friend from college whose two daughters were...


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Understanding the American Dream

This Friday, we will celebrate the Fourth of July, the 249th birthday of our nation. We live in the greatest country on earth, despite the challenges that we face. Columbia University professor Andrew Delbanco...


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A World in Need of Peace

On Sunday, the congregation officially approved our 2025-2026 operating budget and the proposed leadership slate. Our new leaders (Board, Elder, Deacon) will be installed this Sunday, June 29, at the 11:00 service, and our...


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2025 Summer Reading List

Clay Stauffer What the World Needs Now by Clay Stauffer The 5 Types of Wealth by Sahil Bloom Tim Keller on the Christian Life by Matt Smethurst Baptizing America by Beau Underwood Thinking Fast...


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Key Challenges for 21st Century Christianity

I often find myself thinking about the future of Christianity in America. What will the church landscape look like five, ten, or twenty years from now? In mainline Christianity, denominational decline and statistics have...


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Healing, Growth, & Renewal Over Time

We are now entering the summer months. Summer brings a different pace, an opportunity to slow down and catch our breath after a busy end of the school year. Over the years, I have...


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Values for Our Graduates

We are continuing our “Timeless Values” sermon series on Sunday mornings. So far, we have talked about the importance of faith, family, friendships, empathy, and trust. We have many more values to explore and...


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