Churches: Mega, Mini, or Something

Finley Walker
4 May 2013
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You walk into one church and feel like you are at a rock concert. You walk into another church and feel like you are at a funeral. One church makes you anxious because of the crowds, and the other church makes you paranoid because everyone knows you’re new and all eyes are on you. It can be a stressful ordeal finding the right church for you and your family. To help along in your search, here are some points to consider: Mega-churches Pros When looking for a church, many seek the opportunities to get plugged in and use their gifts. […]

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Up in Arms

Finley Walker
2 Apr 2013
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The news, media and numerous political blogs have been saturated with discussion and debate on gun control policy the past few months. Heated conversations have swelled with recent tragedies such as the movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado and the Sandy Hook shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. We have heard the pleas and rants from politicians and opinionists, but what is the right answer? Is there a right answer? What does the Bible have to say about gun control policy? Freedom Well, actually this is one of those gray areas where the Bible is not clear. So, for starters, let us […]

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What in the Word?

Finley Walker
17 Mar 2013
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Have you ever been reading through the Bible when, all of a sudden, you are like, “Whoa! What in the world!? What does this mean?” Sometimes the Bible can seem a little strange. Perhaps you even get a little embarrassed sometimes about what Scripture seems to state. Like why does the Bible seem to condone slavery and the oppression of women (Exodus 21:2-11)? Or why did God strike Uzzah dead for simply touching the Ark of the Covenant when he was trying to keep it from falling (2 Samuel 6:2-10)? And how about the story where Jesus calls a Gentile […]

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Out With the Old…In With the Newlywed

Finley Walker
12 Feb 2013
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On October 20, 2012, I married the love of my life. As my beautiful bride walked down the aisle I was absolutely beaming. I thought to myself, “She’s perfect, thank you Lord.” Marriage is an incredible blessing and I truly feel like a man who has received favor from the Lord and found a treasure (Proverbs 18:22). But in the midst of the joys and blessings marriage does have its challenges. Most of what happens after you put those rings on is what you make it. For my bride and I it has only been about three months since saying […]

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Firewall Centers – Transforming Students

Finley Walker
6 Jan 2013
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This past fall, town of Davie and Broward County School Board dignitaries gathered at a humble after-school center located in one of the most underprivileged neighborhoods of Davie. There, Firewall Centers was honored with a two-year, $100,000 grant from the AT&T Foundation. Present at the ceremony were the Firewall staff and Board, AT&T representatives, Davie Mayor Judy Paul and Davie councilmembers, and the Vice Chairman of the Broward County School Board Laurie Rich Levinson. Events included a ribbon-cutting ceremony and giant check presentation. Firewall Center’s leadership program is only 1 of 47 recipients nationwide to share in the nearly $10 […]

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Christmas Near the Beach

Finley Walker
5 Dec 2012
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On December 15 the lights, sounds and joys of Christmas will fill the air as Expressions of Joy (EOJ) Productions* hosts the sixth annual “Christmas Near the Beach.” The event will run from 5:30-9:30 p.m. and, this year, is being held at the Arts Park located inside Young Circle of Hollywood. This event is held to bring the South Florida community together to celebrate the wonder of Christmas through music and dance. Tom Walker, President of EOJ, emphasizes “We will have the opportunity to present dozens of artists to the South Florida stage in a single event celebrating one of […]

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Protecting Children from Sexual Abuse

Finley Walker
1 Aug 2012
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On June 22, 2012, former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was convicted of 45 charges of child sex abuse. The scandal has devastated the local Penn State community and dominated national news headlines for months. Shockingly, it appears “Sandusky had used the charity he founded for troubled children to cultivate relationships with boys he could molest” (Joel Achenbach, The Washington Post, June 22). You might ask, “How does this happen? This man was a trusted member of the community and was well-respected and praised for his achievements. How could we have missed this? How can we stop this […]

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A Freshman’s Fresh Start

Finley Walker
3 Jul 2012
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Your first year of college is an exciting season of life, teeming with changes and new beginnings. Your first semester of college life will be a pivotal transition period leading into the rest of your college career and even beyond. You will be met with not only new challenges and sometimes overwhelming demands, but also with numerous opportunities and tremendous potential for success. If there is one word to describe college, it is this: opportunity. It is the opportunity for a fresh start. It is the opportunity to start over and become whoever you want to be and do whatever […]

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Real Men…

Finley Walker
5 Jun 2012
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“Be a man!” yells the coach to his starting middle linebacker. “Make the play!” Most men have heard it at one time or another, “Be a man!” But what does that even mean? Male-bashing has become a popular past time. Television sitcoms portray men as buffoons and “comic relief.” Our secular world is in a crisis of male arrested development and, sadly, men overall have not done much to make amends for this. Many disregard the responsibility for their lives and actions. One does not have to look very far to find single mothers struggling just to survive and provide […]

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Love is the Greatest – Part 2

Finley Walker
25 May 2012
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There is old Sammy again, digging through the dumpster outside a local market in hopes of finding who-knows-what. Perhaps he scrounges for some small morsel of food for the day. Another’s trash becomes his treasure. As customers walk in and out of the establishment, they pretend not to notice the ragged and haggard homeless man. He thinks to himself, “Being hungry is bad, but being lonely is so much worse. Please, don’t just ignore me! Why do they all just pass by as if I do not exist? If just one person would stop and talk to me for five […]

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