Greetings Friends, While our family is away for a few days of vacation, I am so very grateful to our…
Greetings Friends, It was so good to have the opportunity to expand our worship gathering options this past Sunday by…
Greetings Friends, I hope you are feeling well and ready to turn the page of the calendar to a new…
Greetings Friends, I hope you and your family enjoyed a Happy Father's Day weekend. As we move toward the final…
Greetings Friends, We think we have the gremlins worked out of our equipment that have caused issues the last couple…
Greetings Friends, Thanks for your patience this past Sunday as we had a brief delay in our worship start time…
Greetings Friends, Another month on the calendar turned this week. Can you believe we are into the early days of…
Greetings Friends, This past Sunday, May 24 we took a different look at Jesus' miracle of feeding thousands of people…
Greetings Friends, This past Sunday, May 17 we dove back into our study of Matthew's Gospel. We walked through the…
Greetings Friends, This past Sunday, May 10, we celebrated and honored the mothers and mother-figures in our lives. I pray…
Greetings Friends, This past Sunday, May 3, we wrapped up our Talk with God @ Home series on prayer. I…
Greetings Friends, This past Sunday, April 26, we continued in our series called Talk with God @ Home. I look…
Greetings Friends, This past Sunday, April 19, we started a new teaching series called Talk with God @ Home. I…
Greetings Friends, I pray your Easter weekend was a glorious and memorable one that caused us all to marvel at…
Dear Friends, The following is what you need to know as we move through Holy Week on our way toward…
Dear Friends, We have five main points to bring you today in the way of Coronavirus Updates for our church…
Dear Friends, We have four main updates to bring you today: 1. All Arapaho Road Baptist Church ministry activities remain…
Dear Friends, We have four main points to bring you this morning in the way of Coronavirus Updates for our…
Dear Friends, After much discussion and prayer and given how quickly the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is evolving in our communities,…
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By Jim Denison President Trump spoke to the nation last night from the Oval Office, seeking support for building…
Dust settled from the chalk lines that outlined the game square, pins from the local bowling alley were strategically placed…
Written by Guest Blogger Dawn Baker. My painting of The Peach Orchard where Union and Confederates…
The day before we left for preteen camp I took my son Tristan in for his 12 year well child…
I remember going to the circus as a kid and being mesmerized by the tight rope walker. Watching them walk…
Have you ever been angry with someone and that anger festered until you were on the verge of hate? Have…
The Sermon on the Mount is the most powerful sermon ever preached. Preached to a few thousand lowly Galileans off…
Recently, Pastor David challenged the staff to listen for a word that God was telling us. But, not just any…
Example.... We asked our students recently to give us a one word goal for 2018 that they want to focus…
My one word for the year is generosity. This word sprang into my mind when I contemplated how God was…
This is the one word which the Lord is causing to shimmer before my heart and soul as I consider…
The Pastor mentioned a couple of weeks ago during Staff Meeting that he read a new book that placed a…
Renewal. That is my one word for 2018. My one word became clear to me as I sat in my…
At the start of the new year, Pastor David challenged each member of the staff team to come up with…
The National Retail Federation estimates consumers will spend an average of $967.13 this Christmas season according to surveys conducted by…
Great Joy for All On the third Sunday of Advent the pink, or rose-colored candle is lit. This pink candle…
When I sat down to start explaining what Love means to me I thought, this will be easy. After I…
The four weeks of advent begin today. Tradition has it that a Lutheran Pastor in Germany in the 19th century…
Whenever church service concludes on a Sunday morning, there is always a single person who approaches Emily and I: Ms.…
I want to first say I may be somewhat prejudiced on this particular topic. I entered the United States Air…
The Ethnologue catalogue of world languages currently lists 6909 living languages. About 6% of them have more than a million speakers each,…
Written by Emily and Kevin Kusunoki, Ministry Residents Below is a post lifted from Emily and Kevin’s travel blog from…
Written by Emily and Kevin Kusunoki, Ministry Residents Below is a post lifted from Emily and Kevin’s travel blog from…
By Nicole Nieman, Children's Ministry Assistant Day 3 of preteen camp is often referred to as ‘hump day.' It’s that day…
By Nicole Nieman, Children's Ministry Assistant In the 2016 Olympics we watched in agony as the ladies of Team USA…
Written by Emily and Kevin Kusunoki, Ministry Residents Below is a post lifted from Emily and Kevin’s travel blog from…
Written by Emily and Kevin Kusunoki, Ministry Residents Below is a post lifted from Emily and Kevin’s travel blog from…
NOTE: I am most grateful to Ryan Denison for writing the Daily Article while I was on vacation the last…
By Jim Connor, Assistant to the Executive Pastor In today’s politically charged world we often hear arguments on both sides of…
Does the day’s news ever make you question, even if just for a moment, God’s authority in the world? I’m…
Marcus Hutchins was a relatively unknown British cybersecurity researcher until he helped stop the “WannaCry” ransomware attack that plagued countless…
Written by Emily and Kevin Kusunoki, Ministry Residents Below is a post lifted from Emily and Kevin’s travel blog from…
For many of us, Jeff Flake was a relatively unknown senator from Arizona until Donald Trump came to office. Since…
Major League Baseball’s trade deadline passed yesterday afternoon, and the outlook for this year’s playoffs remains relatively unchanged. That doesn’t…
It’s long been said that money can’t buy happiness, but a recent study put that cliché to the test and…
Written by Emily and Kevin Kusunoki, Ministry Residents Below is a post lifted from Emily and Kevin’s travel blog from…
“Coke” is the world’s second most recognized word after “okay.” Coca-Cola is one of the most quintessential American brands. When…
Written by Emily and Kevin Kusunoki, Ministry Residents Below is a post lifted from Emily and Kevin's travel blog from…
Few diseases we deal with today are as destructive and disheartening as Alzheimer’s. Watching loved ones slowly deteriorate to the…
By Kelly Brewer, Interim Minister to Students The temperature has risen, the days are longer, hotdogs and hamburgers are being grilled…
Written by Emily and Kevin Kusunoki, Ministry Residents Below is a post lifted from Emily and Kevin's travel blog from…
Written by Emily and Kevin Kusunoki, Ministry Residents Below is a post lifted from Emily and Kevin's travel blog from…
By Dr. David Rogers "I came around the corner from my office and didn't recognize him at first. It took…
Thank a soldier for your freedom. That’s how a highway sign I saw recently encouraged us to celebrate Independence Day.…
Written by Emily and Kevin Kusunoki, Ministry Residents Below is a post lifted from Emily and Kevin's travel blog from…
By Dave Peters, Ministry Resident I’ve made a lot of plans in my life. Plans for jobs, plans for relationships,…
By Kevin Kusunoki, Ministry Resident “Now church clap, let me hear the church clap, church clap Church clap, let me…
By Jim Conner, Assistant to the Executive Pastor As a child I attended The First Methodist Church here in Garland and…
Written by Emily and Kevin Kusunoki, Ministry Residents Below is a post lifted from Emily and Kevin's travel blog from…
In the 2016 election, Donald Trump repeatedly promised that he would keep our country out of needless wars in which…
Written by Emily and Kevin Kusunoki, Ministry Residents Below is a post lifted from Emily and Kevin's travel blog from…
by Dave Peters, Ministry Resident The DC movie Wonder Woman (PG-13) opened this last weekend being a box office hit…
by Nicole Nieman, Children's Ministry Assistant As Audio Adrenaline sang: “Boys become kings, girls will be queens wrapped in Your…
by Jim Conner, Assistant to the Executive Pastor Memorial Day has just passed and most families enjoyed cook-outs, family reunions, short…
Last night, ISIS claimed responsibility for the London attack that killed seven and wounded forty-eight. One of the terrorists wore…
There’s a popular misconception that men are the only ones who typically enjoy superhero movies. While that may have been…
“Racism will always be a part of the world, a part of America, and hate in America—especially for African-Americans—is living…
By Dr. David Rogers, Lead Pastor I've shared multiple times how a conversation in 1990 at a Whataburger in Waco,…
Oscar Wilde claimed that “there is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is…
Tiger Woods was arrested yesterday in Florida on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. His mugshot…
Memorial Day is one of our country’s most important holidays. It may not be as beloved as Christmas and Thanksgiving,…
It is the picture seen ’round the world. Last Wednesday, President Trump, along with members of his family and political…