And, just like that, another Easter has come and passed. Billions of plastic eggs have been found, all except that one that was hid a little too well under a tuft of grass in the middle of the yard for you to find with a lawn mower at a later date. Children and adults alike have consumed enough candy to choke a piñata. Family gatherings were had and survived, with or without the presence of...
A study released in 2018 revealed what most of us already knew to be true; Friday is the best day of the week. The study revealed that most of us dislike Monday’s, are indifferent towards the mid-week days of Tuesday through Thursday, and love the weekends, especially the gateway thereto, FRIDAY! The study explained that our affinity for Friday is due in part to the frequency with which we speak...
We all dream of doing something significant and meaningful with our lives. Young and old, rich and poor, great and small, we all have hopes and dreams we are pursuing. I tend to think of our progress from where we are to where we want to be like any other journey. The beginning is generally exciting. The picture of what we hope will be is so vivid in our mind’s eye and we are more than...
Hypocrisy is defined as “the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one’s own behavior does not conform.” Put more simply, hypocrisy is when what we preach does not line up with what we practice. It is an inconsistency between our words and our actions. Having spent a great deal of my adult life, actually, ALL OF MY ADULT LIFE, in and around local churches, I’ve heard...
Travel has been a big part of my life over the last 20 years. For the majority of those years my family and I have lived several hours from our hometown in northern Indiana. As a result, we’ve spent many a holiday or vacation living out of suitcases and duffel bags. In addition to these family trips, I’ve also gone to several retreats, camps, conferences, and mission trips through my work as a...
There are two different types of people in the world. Those who approach movies as a momentary distraction from real life and those who allow movies to become a momentary transport to a different life altogether. I am absolutely the latter. So, if you ever happen to be walking out of a movie theater and see some fool scampering around the parking lot like a ninja, staring down other movie goers...
I love the Bible. I have for as long as I can remember. I still have the first Bible I remember receiving. It is a navy blue, bonded leather, King James Version. Even in a day when it was somewhat frowned upon, I personalized it by putting my Sunday school stickers on the cover. All of them have bees on them with a phrase inspired by the “be attitudes” found in Matthew 5:3-12. I’m not exactly...
Perusing social media has become an important part of my daily routine. It allows me to stay connected with friends and family around the globe. It alerts me to goings on in the world in which they live. And while social media is a terrible source for finding fact-based world news, it does provide a very interesting window into the way people are processing said news. In recent months, and years...
In the early 90’s, the band Live released a song entitled “Lightning Crashes.” The song paints a very interesting and emotional picture for the listener. Throughout the song, the artist paints a contrasting picture of two major life experiences. At one moment, he sings of the potential and hope present at the birth of a new baby. The next, he turns his attention to the loss and finality felt at...
During my time as a pastor, there have been many instances where I was responsible for raising funds to help off-set the cost of mission trips or other church related activities. One of the more common methods of raising support was to essentially hire the youth and young adults of the church out to members of the community to do odd jobs. Some jobs were odder than others, but the oddest...
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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