Spiritual Vitamins Word From Wiese August 5, 2026 “How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!” Psalm 119:103 I’m a sucker for chocolate chip cookies. However, I know they don’t give my body a boost like my daily vitamin pill or the nutrition teeming in the broccoli I try to eat. But what if? …
Godspell
Godspell Word From Wiese July 29, 2026 “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” — Psalm 119:105 This past Sunday our congregation had the joy of singing songs from Godspell. Kudos to Brad Milburn, our Director of Contemporary Worship, for weaving together a dynamic summer-time service. And how fun to hear the high …
The Power of a Wave
The Power of a Wave Word From Wiese July 22, 2026 Today’s message to you is a light-hearted one. A full-hearted one. A heart-warming one. Recently, we’ve taken on some heavier topics in these WFWs. So time to change it up. Click below for the powerful story of how a 4-year-old boy named Roman lifted the lives of neighbors and, …
Chief McIntosh
Chief McIntosh Word From Wiese July 15, 2026 1 John 3:18: “Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” I love when WFW readers shoot me reactions to the weekly devotions. A few weeks ago, my devotional on Thomas Jefferson’s connection to slavery prompted a bunch. Thank you. One reader pointed me …
Are You Willie Nelson?
Are You Willie Nelson? Word From Wiese July 8, 2026 Willie Nelson is always “on the road again.” So many COS folks are on the road too, especially in summer. Some of us will head to the mountains. Others will journey to beaches, family reunions, mission trips, camps, or long-awaited vacations. However we travel, summer often invites us to hit the …
Jefferson
Jefferson Word From Wiese July 1, 2026 Some have asked for a copy of my last sermon, which uses Thomas Jefferson as inspiration for our own reflection on our aligning our values with practices. Here is a shortened version as today’s WFW. For the full sermon, click the link below or email me at [email protected]. America’s Original Sin, June 21, …
Pressure
Pressure Word From Wiese June 17, 2026 What’s the water pressure at your house? Two weeks ago at our home, I had a plumber install a new PRV, a “pressure reducing valve.” Living in Peachtree City, we apparently have a reputation for higher-than-average water pressure. When he tested our home’s pressure, it measured 112 PSI. It should have been somewhere …
Taking Time
Taking Time Word From Wiese June 10, 2026 “In the morning, while it was still very dark, Jesus got up and went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed.” Mark 1:35 Friends, this past Saturday morning, I followed Jesus’ example. For in the morning, while it was still very dark, I got up with LuAnne and journeyed to …
Hungry
Hungry Word From Wiese June 3, 2026 When it comes to hunger, do we typically imagine impoverished communities far away? According to Feeding America, hunger is all around us. Nearly 15% of Georgians, about one in seven people, experience “food insecurity” or uncertainty about where their next meals are coming from. Even more troubling, 19.6% of Georgia children, nearly one …
Remember
Remember Word From Wiese May 27, 2026 Lieutenant Commander Brice Johnson. On Memorial Day, our nation invites us to take the day to remember those who gave their lives in the promotion of our country’s best values. I spent time remembering and giving thanks for Lieutenant Commander Brice Johnson. As a young counselor at Camp Luther, one of the kids …
