Mars Hill Anywhere
If church has left you tired, disappointed, suspicious, or disconnected, you are not alone. Mars Hill Anywhere exists for people trying to rebuild their faith without pretending their pain never happened. Every week, I share honest teaching, practical encouragement, and real conversations that help people find their way back to God. Whether they attend online, in person, or somewhere in between. No performance. No religious games. Just truth, growth, and grace for real life.
You've been waiting for the reason. There isn't one.
You've been waiting for the reason. There isn't one. Not for the divorce. Not for the diagnosis. Not for the year that took everything and handed you a lesson you never asked to learn. "Everything happens for a reason" is what people say when they don't know what else to say. It sounds like faith. It's avoidance wearing a verse that isn't actually in the Bible. This Sunday we call that out by name. IT DIDN'T HAPPEN FOR A REASON is week three of CHECK YOUR SOURCE, and it's about what actually...
That verse is not in your Bible. We're in the room Sunday.
Grace and peace to you this week. Sunday we checked the source on the line that runs more of your life than you probably want to admit. One church, two campuses, one family. That's true whether you were watching from your kitchen table or sitting in a car with the engine off, not going in yet. This Sunday September 20, 10:30 AM Central, live in person and online. CHECK YOUR SOURCE, Week 3: IT DIDN'T HAPPEN FOR A REASON. If somebody handed you that line at a funeral or in a hospital hallway,...
That verse was never about your suffering.
Grace and peace to you this week. Sunday we opened a brand new series, and the first message met a lot of you somewhere you don't usually admit to being on a Sunday morning. One church, two campuses, one family. That's true whether you watched from your kitchen table or you're reading this from a hospital chair somewhere else in the country. Mark Your Calendar: In-Person Returns September 20 Mars Hill Anywhere gathers in the room once a month. This Sunday, September 13, we're online only...
No building this Sunday. Same 10:30 message.
Reader, quick update before Sunday. This week, Mars Hill Anywhere is online only. No in-person gathering. If you were planning to walk through the doors Sunday morning, save the drive. The building is closed. The service is not. CHECK YOUR SOURCE, Week 1: More Than You Can Handle You did not fail the test. You were handed a weight that verse never promised to keep off you. "God will never give you more than you can handle" is not in your Bible. What is in your Bible is a temptation verse,...
God never promised manageable trouble.
Good morning, Reader. Three days ago, two churches raised one prayer in one room. Here is what actually happened, and where we go from here. The Gathering What happened at The Gathering was more than a joint service. As we worshiped alongside our sisters and brothers from Ebenezer Baptist Church, shared a meal, and talked with one another, something beautiful happened. There was joy in the room. There was connection. It reminded us that we are part of one body, serving one Savior and carrying...
Grief does not require a death.
Good morning, Reader. Four days from now, Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church walks into a room with Mars Hill Anywhere for the first joint service either congregation has held in years. That is not a small thing. Two pulpits do not share one microphone by accident. This Sunday: The Gathering The Gathering: One City. One Savior. One Worship Experience. This Sunday, Mars Hill and Ebenezer combine into one 11:00 AM service, done by 12:30. Tag-team welcome and announcements, one combined worship...
Ebenezer and Mars Hill share a room again.
I was gone. Not glancing-at-the-phone gone. Actually gone. And Mars Hill Anywhere did not fall apart without me, because this was never supposed to run through one man's exhaustion in the first place. Family. Friends. This church. You pushed me out the door and then held the ministry down while I was out of pocket. That is not a small ask, and you did not treat it like one. Thank you. Homegoing: Vevely A. Parker Before anything else this week, we hold a family in our arms. Our sister, Vevely...
One sentence stops you from finishing everyone else's wall.
Grace and peace to you this week. I want to start by saying thank you. Thank you for giving me the time away these past few weeks to rest, to breathe, and to actually enjoy the life God gave me instead of just running it. That gift did not go unnoticed. One church, two campuses, one family. I mean that every time I say it. Homegoing: Vevely A. Parker Before anything else this week, we hold a family in our arms. Our sister, Vevely A. Parker, has gone home to be with the Lord. We celebrate a...
The Shovel You Keep Handing Them
Grace and peace to you this week. This past Sunday we gathered online, and wherever you watched from, your kitchen table, your car, a break room on a Tuesday shift, you were part of this house. One church, two campuses, one family. I mean that every time I say it. This past Sunday we continued WHO'S IN YOUR BOAT with Week 3: You Reap Whoever You Keep. It's 11:47 on a Tuesday night. Their name lights up your phone and your stomach drops before you even unlock the screen. You've rehearsed the...
Honor them. Don't obey them. Two different words.
Grace and peace to you this week. We gathered online this past Sunday, and wherever you watched from, your kitchen table, your car, or a hospital chair somewhere across the country, you were part of this house. One church, two campuses, one family. I mean that every time I say it. I want to say something I don't say often enough. I am grateful for you. Some of you almost didn't log on Sunday, because the message was about family and you weren't sure your heart could take it. You showed up...