September 2025
From the Pastor's Desk
As I type this month's newsletter article we are five days away from the kickoff of college football! My house is definitely a house divided. My Dawgs start the season with the powerhouse Marshall squad out of West Virginia. Tammy's team starts with a different type of opponent. Nevertheless, both of us will be glued to the television cheering on our teams.
For many of us, few events in life rival the emotion, pageantry, and at times heartbreak of college football. We can go from sheer, ecstatic joy to complete misery and despair all based on the leg of a 20-year-old kicker. At some point in the past, I made the decision that I was not going to let the outcome of a college football game ruin my day, my week, my year, or my life. I do not play, coach, or contribute financially to the University of Georgia in any capacity. I still, however, thoroughly love college football season; but there are far more important things in life to worry about than a bunch of young men playing a sport. That being said, "GO DAWGS!"
So, if college football is not worth affecting our lives in a major way, what is? The older I get, the more I realize that basically two things matter in life: Faith and Family. Jesus posed the thought-provoking question in Mark 8:36: What good is it for a person to gain the entire world and yet lose their soul? Money certainly makes us feel secure, but is that a false sense of security? What good is money when that dreaded "T-word" is used: terminal? What good is money when we lose the love of our life? In these soul-rattling moments of life a firm knowledge of Christ and His bigness and beauty will give us peace and security in ways that money never will. The Apostle Paul told us what we should give our lives to in 1 Corinthians 10:31: Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for God's glory. He reiterated this sentiment in Colossians 3:17: And whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. Ultimately, what I'm describing is what Jesus termed the "greatest commandment" in Matthew 22:36-38. 36 "Teacher, which command in the law is the greatest?" 37 He said to him, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind" 38 This is the greatest and most important command.
After our faith in Christ is firm and the health of our soul is secure the only other thing that really matters is our family. The state of the modern family in many instances is heart-breaking. The world has no credible answers to offer families true, lasting hope or help. But God and His Word is full of solid truth that will lead to healthy, happy, holy families. May you purpose in your heart to repeat and abide by the words of Joshua so many years ago: "But if it doesn't please you to worship Yahweh, choose for yourselves today the one you will worship: the gods your fathers worshiped beyond the Euphrates River or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my family, we will worship Yahweh." (Joshua 24:15)
Whenever the Lord calls me home, I want to be able to look back over my life and see that I remained faithful to God and His calling on my life, and I want to see my wife and children resting in the peace that comes from knowing Christ. As your pastor, that is my prayer for you as well. May God bless you, and may you find your greatest hope, peace, and joy in Jesus!
-Pastor Clint Miller
For many of us, few events in life rival the emotion, pageantry, and at times heartbreak of college football. We can go from sheer, ecstatic joy to complete misery and despair all based on the leg of a 20-year-old kicker. At some point in the past, I made the decision that I was not going to let the outcome of a college football game ruin my day, my week, my year, or my life. I do not play, coach, or contribute financially to the University of Georgia in any capacity. I still, however, thoroughly love college football season; but there are far more important things in life to worry about than a bunch of young men playing a sport. That being said, "GO DAWGS!"
So, if college football is not worth affecting our lives in a major way, what is? The older I get, the more I realize that basically two things matter in life: Faith and Family. Jesus posed the thought-provoking question in Mark 8:36: What good is it for a person to gain the entire world and yet lose their soul? Money certainly makes us feel secure, but is that a false sense of security? What good is money when that dreaded "T-word" is used: terminal? What good is money when we lose the love of our life? In these soul-rattling moments of life a firm knowledge of Christ and His bigness and beauty will give us peace and security in ways that money never will. The Apostle Paul told us what we should give our lives to in 1 Corinthians 10:31: Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for God's glory. He reiterated this sentiment in Colossians 3:17: And whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. Ultimately, what I'm describing is what Jesus termed the "greatest commandment" in Matthew 22:36-38. 36 "Teacher, which command in the law is the greatest?" 37 He said to him, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind" 38 This is the greatest and most important command.
After our faith in Christ is firm and the health of our soul is secure the only other thing that really matters is our family. The state of the modern family in many instances is heart-breaking. The world has no credible answers to offer families true, lasting hope or help. But God and His Word is full of solid truth that will lead to healthy, happy, holy families. May you purpose in your heart to repeat and abide by the words of Joshua so many years ago: "But if it doesn't please you to worship Yahweh, choose for yourselves today the one you will worship: the gods your fathers worshiped beyond the Euphrates River or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my family, we will worship Yahweh." (Joshua 24:15)
Whenever the Lord calls me home, I want to be able to look back over my life and see that I remained faithful to God and His calling on my life, and I want to see my wife and children resting in the peace that comes from knowing Christ. As your pastor, that is my prayer for you as well. May God bless you, and may you find your greatest hope, peace, and joy in Jesus!
-Pastor Clint Miller
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