This Sunday, August 9, marks the kickoff of our 2026–2027 church year, and there are several exciting things happening that you won't want to miss! A New Sermon Series: Counter-Culture This Sunday, I'll begin a new 16-week sermon series entitled Counter-Culture. Together, we'll journey through Matthew 5–7, studying the Sermon on the Mount and discovering how Jesus calls His followers to think, speak, and live in ways that are radically different from the culture around us. The Sermon on the...

Dear Northway Church, Roughly twenty years ago, I picked up a copy of Newsweek magazine—back when people actually read words printed on paper. I bought that particular issue because the cover featured an artist’s sketch of Jesus standing outside the empty tomb, with a bold question plastered across the bottom: “Do you have to believe in the resurrection to be a Christian?” The article inside included quotes from scholars who had concluded that the resurrection of Jesus never happened. They...

Dear Northway Church, Almost three years ago, I wrote the following article for our newsletter: Just before Christmas of 2007, I called my friend and former colleague Phil Anderson. At that time, he was the Family Life Minister at First Baptist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, a place he’d served for 15 years. We had a good conversation about the possibility of joining our staff in the area of adult discipleship. The next month, Phil and Penny interviewed with our Personnel and Lead...