Remember to mark your calendar for Fall Retreat 2019 at Taylor Christian Camp! Our Fall Retreat weekend will be November 8-10, 2019. Remember…Friday the 8th there is NO SCHOOL! Fall Retreat is a wonderful event in which students deepen their faith through taking time to be alone with God, worship, group discussion and fellowship.  We do… Read More »

I had a chance to catch up with a friend the other day. He came in town to spend the night as part of a motorcycle trip he was taking throughout the southeast. We spent time talking, enjoying dinner together and introducing him to Shelbyville. It was good to see him and spend time with him. It was… Read More »

“Fathers in the Bible.”  Article by www.learnreligions.com Scripture is filled with people we can learn much from.  When it comes to the challenging vocation of fatherhood, several fathers in the Bible show what is wise to do—and what is not wise to do.  Of course, the most important father figure in the Bible is that… Read More »

Last Friday night, the youth ministry kicked off its summer with an “Out of School Lock-In”. Approximately forty-five teens came to Fairlane to spend a night filled with games, three-on-three basketball, dodgeball, painting, video games, pizza and other snacks and a midnight devo at the firepit. Joining these teens was a courageous group of adults who spent… Read More »

at Harding University The Fairlane Youth Ministry left on June 8 to head to Uplift at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas.  We will be traveling back home to Shelbyville on June 13.  Please pray for a great week and safe travels home. More about Uplift:  Uplift is a summer camp for students entering the 7th… Read More »

Last week, Misty, Davidson and I took a quick day trip to Chattanooga. It’s the city where I served as a youth minister in the late 90’s. It’s the city where Davidson was born. It’s the city where we still have many friends and where we have so many good memories. It’s surrounded by mountains and hills and… Read More »

“Sharpen Your Axe.” Article by www.youthminsitry.com When my dad said, “C’mon boy,” and jerked his head toward the woods behind our cabin, I had no idea where we were going or what we were about to do—I just knew that when my dad said “C’mon,” you moved. I grew up in the woods, and that’s… Read More »

For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing,   to one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life. (2 Corinthians 2:15-16) Misty and I like to go to Bell Buckle and eat at the Bell Buckle Café. Of course,… Read More »

Mark your calendar for CYC 2020 — February 28th – March 1st. For those who may not know or want to know more…What is CYC? “The purpose of Challenge Youth Conference (CYC) is to meet the needs of our church teenagers who are growing up in a society that often is indifferent to living a… Read More »