Let me begin this week’s note by encouraging you to pray for Scott Atchison, our director of music and organist. Scott’s mother Jo Atchison died last Sunday at the age [...]
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If we have learned nothing else in the last two years, we have learned this lesson: do not take a single day of life for granted. Last Sunday, I began [...]
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Let me begin this week’s note by thanking all who participated in worship on Palm Sunday at Peachtree Road UMC. It was an emotional experience to see the sanctuary filled [...]
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As I write these words, we are merely hours away from Palm Sunday and the beginning of Holy Week. We have designated this as “back to church” Sunday at Peachtree [...]
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Sunday, April 10 (Palm Sunday) as “back-to-church” Sunday at Peachtree Road UMC. Members of our church plan to reach out to offer a personal invitation to every family to make [...]
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I am looking forward to worshiping with you this Sunday as we continue our Lenten series “Following Jesus.” We already have followed Jesus to the banks of the Jordan River [...]
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I hope you are well. As I write these words, I am preparing to return to Atlanta from the Holy Land with our group from Peachtree Road UMC. We have [...]
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As I write these words, I am in the Holy Land with a group from Peachtree Road following in the footsteps of Jesus. We already have worshiped in the church [...]
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Earlier this week we began our Lenten journey. “Journey” seems like the right word, doesn’t it? No doubt you have the sense that following Jesus is full of twists and [...]
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Let me begin this week’s note with some news about changes coming to our church staff. After over 32 years working at the church in some capacity or another, Martha [...]
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Last Sunday was Youth Sunday here at Peachtree Road UMC, and our students led us well in worship – their enthusiasm was contagious, and 10 of our seniors offered inspirational [...]
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I also hope you are planning to join us for worship this Sunday as we celebrate Youth Sunday here at Peachtree Road UMC. Our students will be leading us in [...]
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If you were not able to worship with us last week, I encourage you to go back and view the service. Particularly, I would want you to watch the inspiring [...]
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It was good to see so many folks in person last week for worship! Though it was cold here in Atlanta, there was a warm spirit present in our worship [...]
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After last week’s “perfect storm” of a long holiday weekend, COVID, and a winter storm, I am looking forward to seeing folks back in worship this Sunday. It was a [...]
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According to the health care professionals with whom I have talked, this week should mark the peak of COVID cases of the omicron variant sweeping through our city, and we [...]
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Happy New Year! I hope this note finds you well. The past two years have been as difficult as any I have encountered in my 41 years as a pastor [...]
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Let me begin this year-ending note by glancing back at 2021. Though we were limited in many ways by the two-year pandemic, there is much we accomplished here at Peachtree [...]
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Thank you for joining us at Peachtree Road UMC for the Christmas Eve service. You honored us with your presence, and it was a joy to celebrate with you on [...]
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