by Gary Taylor | Jan 22, 2017 | Blog, Creation, grace, sin, Vulnerable
A chattering, babbling creek. Stagnant, marshy pools teeming with tadpoles. Coarse sand. Weathered, smoothed stones. Weeds. Wildflowers. Random bursts of color smattered against a canvas of multiple shades of green. Tall, sprawling trees. Fallen trees, still...
by Gary Taylor | Jan 16, 2017 | Blog, Community, Creation, Cross, grace, sin, transformation, Vulnerable
My computer wouldn’t connect to the internet. As you know, pretty much everything we use a computer for relies on an internet connection. I sorta panicked. Really. I grew increasingly frustrated that I couldn’t connect, and therefore couldn’t get...
by Gary Taylor | Oct 23, 2016 | Blog, Creation, grace, sin, Vulnerable
In preparing a sermon on the vulnerability of God, I reached back to an old journal entry. October of 2005… Today at the grocery store, Jack blew into the chute of the coffee grinder. He started whining and frantically rubbing his eyes because the lingering...
At the age of 32 I married my best friend, Beth. Thirteen years later we are blessed with two very energetic kids - Jack (12) and Calleigh (9). My wife is a ridiculously good cook who loves hosting dinners in our home, and then I go to the gym to work off the calories. I am an avid reader who appreciates contemplative, Spiritual conversations shared over a cup of coffee. Hobbies and interests include reading and writing, journaling, working out, and St. Louis Cardinal’s baseball. More 