One of my favorite past times is people watching. It’s like reality television, but without the manufactured story lines that come with finely tuned editing and various levels of scripting. Out in the wild, people are just living life. And that, in and of itself, provides plenty to see for those who are paying attention. Last week, I spent a day on a Florida beach. While I try to focus my...
As [Jesus] approached Bethpage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples, saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it.” Those who were sent ahead went and found it just as...
Today is the most Mondayest Monday of the year. Mondays are notoriously difficult days of the week. There are the noteworthy exceptions to the rule during holiday weeks on which Mondays serve as functional extensions of the weekend. But, on most occasions, Mondays serve as the reentry point to the grind of the working week. To borrow a biblical parlance, it is a day of great “mourning and...
“THAT’S A LOT OF JESUS!!!” This was the first line of the caption for a photo I recently encountered on Facebook. The photo was of a box full of tiny Jesus figurines. The stated plan for these “little Jesus’s” was, and I assume remains, to place them around Columbus, Indiana and wherever travels might take them in efforts to “share a ‘little Jesus’ wherever we go!” It’s a very clever idea and I...
Jeremy Myers is the Lead Pastor of First Baptist Church of Seymour, Indiana, where he has served since 2017. He has over 25 years of experience in local church ministry and not-for-profit leadership. He has a passion for helping emerging and existing generations learn to make space for each other and caring for the under-served and marginalized. In 2016, he earned his Doctor of Ministry degree from Palmer Theological Seminary, with his thesis focusing on developing connections between senior adults and youth in the church. He is a passionate and gifted communicator and is regularly invited to speak at retreats, camps, conferences, and other events. He lives in Seymour, Indiana with his wife Robyn, their two children, Mikayla and JJ, and their Golden Doodle, Evie.
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