choosing life is always risky

by | May 20, 2013 | Adam's Blog

Last week my family celebrated a lot. Wednesday Lowery gave a small speech to about a hundred people, Thursday Halie sang in a musical, and Saturday Grace swam in her first swim meet. I think Val and I were more nervous then they were. Of course they all did great....

You don’t deserve that.

by | May 10, 2013 | Adam's Blog

I almost never get upset about bad calls, but this one resulted in a goal for the other team. Drawing from my son’s extensive catalog of fit throwing, I subbed myself out of the game and told the ref that he was committing crimes against America. In the midst of...

Do something about it!

by | May 3, 2013 | Adam's Blog

Hey New City Folks, About 6 months ago I asked my almost 13 year-old daughter what she wanted to be. She said, “a judge, well actually a lawyer then a judge.” Wow! She even answered like judge. After thinking for a second, I responded the same way I have heard God...

What do you wanna do today?

by | May 1, 2013 | Adam's Blog

Happy May New City Folks, If you haven’t met Matt Fitzpatrick (our children’s/youth pastor) you need to. We were talking this morning and he shared a conversation he was having with our youth group on a Tuesday night. I liked it so much I asked if he could share it...

Nice Tattoo!

by | Apr 19, 2013 | Adam's Blog

Have you ever read this? “Whenever Aaron enters the Holy Place, he will bear the names of the sons of Israel over his heart on the breast piece of decision as a continuing memorial before the Lord.” Ex. 28:29 If the high priest of Israel wore the names of his people...

Sorry?

by | Apr 18, 2013 | Adam's Blog

Have you ever forced someone to say sorry? If you have spent the day with kids, you know what I am talking about. It’s frustrating trying to assess remorse levels, guide the apology, and dole out the discipline. I wonder if Jesus felt frustrated when He began his...