Community is a word that is spoken often in the church but its true meaning and what it looks like in the everyday lives of believers is rather ill defined. Community is often thought to be an average Sunday morning spent singing in the same building with other believers and maybe if you know them…

Exiles in foreign cities In the opening verses of 1 Peter, Peter describes us (Christians) as exiles. We are exiles in foreign worlds, and these worlds are not our true home. We need to know how to live as exiles in Raleigh, Chapel Hill, Boone, Charlotte, and elsewhere. Fortunately, God has sent his people into…

Last night I was reading in Mark 2 and I came across Mark 2:18-22 18 Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. And people came and said to him, “Why do John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?” 19 And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is…

  Hey Fusion family! Christ-centered community is important, and as many of us are starting a new semester, I thought I might offer some advice for building that community on campus. 1. Have purposeful conversations about this with other believers Talk meaningfully with other Christians about finding and creating this kind of deep, enriching community.…

I am so thankful to serve a God that is living and active. He is living and active, touching lives in Raleigh, North Carolina. He is living and active in Oymyakon, Russia (the coldest place on earth) . He is living and active everywhere you call home. I am so thankful that as a member of…

I’ve been thinking a lot about storytelling lately. I think as a Pastor, I need to be a good storyteller. It makes sermons better, it makes conversations better, and it models the way Jesus taught. As I’ve been thinking about storytelling, a thought keeps coming back to me. What’s my story? There are a lot…

Good evening Fusion family! I’m at a ski resort in West Virginia getting some rest and enjoying my time off! But I felt inspired to write tonight for a few reasons. One is that I miss you guys back in North Carolina, another is that so many amazing things are happening in our community in…