Author Archive: pastorrk
Invitation: “You want to go with me?”
We sat at a round table in the cafeteria at MVNU. We had only been there a few days and I had already become really intrigued by this Jesus loving, baseball playing, education major. We had spent some time chatting. That day the conversation went something like this: Him: “I think I am going to […]
Continue ReadingOut of Darkness: Columbus
Last Sunday we had the awesome opportunity to hear from two of the leaders of Out of Darkness: Columbus. Jami Gray, Brandy Zachariah and Tiffany Tripp came together with various levels of experience in the anti-human trafficking world in early 2015 to explore what role they would play in this fight in Columbus, OH. Since then […]
Continue ReadingRavi Zacharias
Sunday, morning I shared and example from Ravi Zacharias. Ravi Zacharias has spent the past 46 years commending the Christian faith and addressing life’s great existential questions of origin, meaning, morality, and destiny with eloquence and grace. He would be a great addition to anyone’s read/podcast list. Below you will find a link, where Ravi shares […]
Continue ReadingLove the Little Children
When I was in first grade I had a teacher name Mrs. Ennis. She has long since gone to meet Jesus, but she left behind a great mark on my heart and life. As I learned to read, Mrs. Ennis would let me walk over to her house, and pick out any book that I […]
Continue ReadingA Note From Pastor Matt – NYC 2019
This time last month we were with roughly 9,000 other teens and youth leaders in Phoenix, Arizona for NYC. What an amazing, Spirit-driven event! We had the opportunity to join together to learn about and worship the God who calls us all to love God, love neighbor, and live love. We recently led the NYC-debrief […]
Continue ReadingIntroducing Rebecca Hutchison
Hello, TCNaz family! We are so excited to be joining you in worship and in service to the King! As of July 17th, Shannon and I have been married twenty-six years. We have three wonderful children: Chaz (25 years old) graduated from Capital Law School in 2018 and passed the Ohio Bar Exam in October […]
Continue ReadingThe Joy of the Lord is Your Strength
On vacation I was lazy. I didn’t do my therapy exercises. I was too busy sitting, feeling the ocean breeze, and reading my book. When I arrived home my flower bed looked like the amazon jungle. The next day I headed out early. My garden cart was filled with all the necessities and I began […]
Continue ReadingHevel
Everything is meaningless. What a crazy depressing statement. Ecclesiastes begins it’s 2nd verse with just this thought. King Solomon had seen it all; he was wise, rich, and had everything the world could offer. Unfortunately towards the end of his reign he turned his face toward other gods. It not only cost him his relationship […]
Continue ReadingHonoring Gordon Green
We were honored to present Gordon Green with the Distinguished Service Award during our Celebration Sunday service on May 19th. Pastor Brad Warkentine wrote this beautiful piece to recognize Gordon’s service: One of the great texts in the Old Testament is Micah 6:8. He has showed you, O man, what is good. And […]
Continue ReadingBe Still: A Note From Pastor Leah
Be still. This is something that the Lord has directed me to do on more times that I can count. Through phases of my life, as worry starts to well up within me, the Lord prompts me to be still. Lately, life has been chaotic, but in a good way. Due to the way the […]
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