Today, I’m walking with Sardis Baptist Church, Charlotte in the Charlotte CROP Hunger Walk. Here’s one last appeal, the same appeal I’ll share with our congregation this morning. There’s a word we like to use: Hangry. It’s what...
Each time we gather at Sardis, we offer prayers of thanksgiving and intercession to God for the friends and family whom we love, as well as our many neighbors near and far. Those prayers aren’t...
In this age of polarization, there are very few things we can agree on, but some things transcend politics. One of those things is the right of all people, especially children, to have consistent access...
Please join us for Sardis Academy, our Wednesday night meal and program. On five Wednesdays this fall, we’ll gather for a communal meal at 5:45 p.m. followed by a program at 6:30 p.m. about a...
An Ecology of Emanuel Sardis Summer School, August and September First Thoughts: 9:45-10:15 a.m. Worship: 10:30 a.m. Talk-Back: 11:15 a.m. Theme: In her book, Creation and the Cross: The Mercy of God for a Planet...
This summer, Sardis will offer a unique opportunity for worship and discipleship that is contingent on one thing: your voice! That’s right, your voice matters, and we want it to be a part of our Sardis...
I am a fraternity man. Or I was. It’s been a while so I’m not sure what still applies and what doesn’t. And in 2019, I’m not convinced I’d be one today if I were...
I’m belated in writing this, but since Easter’s a fifty-day season, I suppose I’m not too late. Each year, we do a Maundy Thursday Communion Supper. We choose to emphasize the fact that Thursday is...
Last week, Sardis lost a longtime member, William Kruger. On Sunday, I was trying to think of the best way to acknowledge William’s larger-than-life presence in our community. I told everyone that he challenged my...
Often times, our faith and our culture are interwoven. You might think it’s silly, but for me, my faith, and particularly my faith in the local church, is bound up in Krispy Kreme doughnuts. (Not...