Hey ARISE peeps! ALL ARISE VOLUNTEERS meeting tonight (Wednesday the 11th) at 6:30 at the school! We will be having subs or pizza! We want all our volunteers to be there as we prepare for a new season of ministry at ARISE! If you would like to [...]

Though it seems like it would be an easy thing with two dudes in the house, Griff and I seem to have a hard time getting the garbage to the curb for pick up on Tuesdays.  We forgot it last week and so we had to finally, on Saturday night, take the can to the [...]

Sunday was an amazing day at ARISE!  Shout out to Branch and the band for an incredible job leading us into worship!  I talked about how to LET GO of the Guilt (for the things we have done in our lives), the Grudges (for the things other people have done to us), and the Grief [...]

The problem with so many marriages is that people still have a key out the back door stuck away somewhere. So when things get tough, they have one eye on the back door. They always have that “out” in case they want to use it. Here’s what you need [...]

Great start to our new series “YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME” at ARISE yesterday!  The music and worship was simply awesome and I honestly felt like the message was one of the best of the year!  (Thank you JESUS!)  If you missed it, you can listen online this week (hopefully by Tue).  I have [...]

Easter is kind of like Christmas for Christians.  Usually our churches are planning some kind of “special” service for the special holiday and so, naturally, we don’t want to miss it!  That is normal, even understandable. The PROBLEM is that very often creates a very stressful dilemma for those in charge of finding volunteers to [...]

Can I just say “OH SNAP!” The ARISE Easter experience is going to soooooo ROCK!!! Our theme is — I Need Easter– and will be about real people with real life stories who confess freely– I Need Easter!  The worship service will be outside!  The music is going to be AMAZING! The [...]

Please pray for my sweet Lucy!  I dropped her off today at Dr Oliver’s office for her surgery to be spayed.  The whole thing has been a mess and I feel like a terrible papa!  For one, Lucy is already nine months old (time has flown!) and I procrastinated to schedule her surgery until last [...]

You may WIN A $40 GIFT CARD to the Restaurant of your choice!!!
Hello!  This is an online survey and questionnaire for people of Oconee County (ONLY) who DO NOT go to church regularly and/or who have not made the decision to become a Christ follower.  There will be a drawing at the [...]