Greetings. Hello. Howdy. I am Pastor Brian Long, Pastor Brian to many, and just Brian to most. Welcome to this new space where I get to...

Matthew 14:22-33 “We are twice armed if we fight with faith.” Plato

“Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.” Henry David Thoreau

“Be Faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.” Mother Teresa

So we are entering a new school year. And while I may be biased for teachers, being married to one, I have also been a student for a very...

So Ryan and I were driving home the other day, and I don’t even remember how we got to it, but he made the old comment, “Why did the...

So today is July 4th. It is the day we celebrate the birth of the United States. Actually, it’s the day we reflect on America’s...

So, as many of you know, I walk my dogs on a daily basis. I walk them separately because they walk in such different manners and speed....

Stereotypes. We all have them. We all apply them in various ways. We think that little girls should play with dolls, while little boys...

So before I get started on my weekly, written offering, I want to clarify that I firmly believe in science, evidence, and data. While one...

I was reflecting on the idea of guilt this past week. Don’t ask me why. I don’t really know. At the heart of our faith, besides love and...

So Summer time is upon us. With this season of warmer temperatures comes time for vacations. For the next several months many will be...

General George Patton once said in light of his combat fatalities, “Let us not mourn their loss, but instead let us thank God that such...

We often talk about Mother’s Day as a secular holiday, and yet there is Scripture that makes honoring our Mother God a noble cause....

The end of the school year is rapidly approaching. I know students are already thinking about next year, and the teachers and staff are...

I want to take a moment today to share something that I have observed over my few years in ministry, and my many years in life. We all...