A few years ago, I had an insightful conversation with a well-known therapist in Nashville who has been in private practice for decades and has helped many families through infidelity, mistrust, suicide, alcoholism, addiction, and the unwanted challenge of managing children who decide not to grow up. This counselor has certainly seen it all over the years. We were discussing the older brother in the Parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15) and how he became filled with jealousy and anger, bitterness and resentment when his younger brother returned home and his......

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Valentine’s Day is Friday, so we see lots of messages around love this week. In his book Practicing the Way, John Mark Comer says this: “Love is the acid test of spiritual formation. The single most important question is, ‘Are we becoming more loving?’ Not are we becoming more biblically educated. Or practicing more spiritual disciplines? Or more involved in church? Those are all good things, but not the most important thing.” Ultimately, the goal in life is to become more loving. Comer says, “Would the people who know you best say you are becoming more loving, joyful, and......

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Hunter Mobley will be back to speak in the Woodmont chapel at 6:15 p.m. this Wednesday night, Feb. 5, on “The Enneagram, Love, and Relationships.” Consider this an early Valentine’s event with a dinner before in Drowota Hall at 5:30 p.m. It’s been said before that we are mysteries unto ourselves. Many people lack self-awareness in our culture. The Apostle Paul writes to the Romans: “I do not understand my own actions, for I do not do what I want but I do the very thing that I hate.” In other words,......

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Many of us have been reading and studying John Mark Comer’s book Practicing the Way to go along with our current sermon series. In the book, Comer says, “The call to apprentice under Jesus is not a call to do more but to do less. It’s not addition but subtraction.” Many people have a hard time with this concept. Comer later continues, “The elephant in the room is that the vast majority of us have far too much going on to ‘add’ Jesus into our overly busy schedules” (pg. 60). Comer makes......

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I invite you to join me this week in praying for our nation and for the new administration that is now in place. This Sunday, January 26, we will talk about boundaries and how we can safeguard our relationships in life. The quality of our relationships is directly tied to the quality of our lives. Because we are social creatures, we long for intimacy and connection with each other. The absence of this in a marriage or relationship can lead to major challenges. Relationships take work and effort. They cannot be put......

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The wildfires in the Los Angeles area have been devastating over the past week. The images we are seeing on TV and social media seem surreal. Woodmont is doing some important things to help at this time. We provided sandwiches for those working on the front lines. Farrell is heading up a pajama and underwear drive. Remember, so many have lost all of their belongings. You can drop them here at church this week or Sunday. You can click here to make a financial contribution. We will continue to do whatever we can to make a......

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2025 is here! Woodmont has identified three focus areas for 2025: 1) Casting Vision – where we want to go 2) Small Groups – why they matter for growth 3) A Culture of Generosity – how we live. We will be talking about these areas in the weeks ahead. A new year always brings new growth opportunities and a chance to start over. I like to begin with the following questions: First, what did you learn in 2024? What lessons, good or bad, did the past twelve months bring your way? If......

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It was another incredible year at Walk Thru Bethlehem. THANK YOU SO MUCH to everybody who worked hard to make it happen! We always hear incredible feedback on this event and how impactful it was for so many people! We are now only two weeks away from Christmas. I have discovered that the Christmas season is much like life in general. There is a lot going on, and many plans are being made. There are a multitude of activities, parties, concerts, people to see, cards to send, and gifts to buy. We......

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We are very excited about Walk Thru Bethlehem coming up this Sunday, Dec. 8. This is an incredible Woodmont tradition that is a highlight of the Advent season for so many people. Thousands will come and walk through our church on Sunday. Please spread the word. Invite your friends and family. Those who come to the 11:00 AM service are able to go right into Bethlehem at the end of the service. Thank you to our WTB planning team and to everybody who is working hard this week to build the village!......

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As we enter Thanksgiving week and the Advent season, we must recognize that both gratitude and happiness are intentional choices that we make. We cannot wait for others to bring it to us, or we will be severely disappointed. In our world, most people are always longing for something more, bigger, and better. Thanksgiving and Christmas are the perfect time to stop, reflect, and fully appreciate the blessings we currently have even when life isn’t perfect. Every human being seeks happiness, but it remains fleeting and elusive. It comes and goes. One......

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