Ryan Chitwood

: Invocation for Second Sunday After Epiphany Heavenly Father, we thank you for today. As the Psalmist wrote: Your love, Lord, reaches to the …

: Hello, World!

: On Constraints It’s a common misconception that constraints are a bad thing. Constraints can be a good thing. …

: Our Parenting Bookshelf Last night, we went to our Sunday School Christmas party. We had a blast. Breakfast for dinner, a …

: Hope for the Flowers In the 12th grade, I got one of the best gifts I’ve ever received. It was a yellow book with a …

: Where does your hope lie? As I’m writing this, we’re in the middle of the 2024 election season. There are no …

: Expecto patronum The Harry Potter books are likely the most significant novels for my generation. Many of us waited …

: It's the hope that kills you Last year, we started a new Men’s Bible Study on Wednesday nights. We studied an unlikely …

: Dum spiro, spero Dum spiro, spero. A Latin proverb meaning, “While I breathe, I hope.” From spiro (I …

: Hope is the thing with the feathers “Hope” is the thing with feathers - That perches in the soul - And sings the tune without the words …

: Adventus Today is the start of the season of Advent. It’s the beginning of the Christian calendar, and …

: A High School Ornithology Syllabus A month ago I wrote about my [dream job]({{ site.baseurl …

: Granddaddy was Good The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, and …

: Why We Should Build a College House We are a family whose blood runs red and black. That’s right. We’re Georgia Bulldogs. My …

: Brookstone Ornithology Teacher When I grow up, I want to teach Ornithology at my alma mater. I was an honor student at Brookstone. …

: A Prayer for Easter 2024 Risen Savior, Morning has broken like the first morning, but this one is special. We gather here …

: The Year of Integration Have you ever heard of a yearly theme? I first heard about this concept from Cortex. Heck, they even …

: The Year of Presence It’s a new year, and that means a new theme. Cortext can teach you all about yearly themes. Or …

: A God Wink Have you ever noticed a coincidence that felt like more than random chance? It was probably a God …

: A Children's Bible Study Lesson Every month, our senior pastor hosts a children’s Bible study at his home. I love this …

: But the Greatest of These is Love And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians …

: Hello, World! Welcome to ChitChat, my little corner of the internet. You can think of this site as my public …