The BBQ Election Results Are In. This Isn't a Democracy. It's a Constitutional Republic
Goode & Company BBQ had the votes. The enthusiasm. The passionate base. They were already standing on the podium, gold medal around their neck, hand over heart.
Then Trail Boss Richard read the final tally.
This isn't a democracy. It's a Constitutional Republic. And The Brisket House didn't just win — it won the right way.
With 15 points built on broad, widespread consensus, The Brisket House swept the Second Favorite vote like a seasoned statesman working every precinct in the county. Goode & Company's 6 outright #1 votes were impressive. They were also not enough. The Founders designed it that way on purpose.
Pizzitola's BBQ finished a dignified third. Roegel's, Houston BBQ Company, and Blood Brothers BBQ have been thanked for their service and sent home.
The Electoral BBQ College has spoken. The Republic holds.
Year Two is already in session. Trail Boss Richard has the gavel. The men have their appetites.
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Galatians is Coming — Get Your Guide!
This summer the Foundations Bible Study Class explores Galatians: Freedom in Christ — nine powerful Sunday sessions starting June 14 at 10:45 AM.
Your trifold guide is ready!
- Print it yourself — full print-ready PDF available
- Pick one up in class — limited copies available
- We will have some in placed in VIsitor Kiosks in the Foyer
Print one. Share one. Bring a friend!
Pastor's Message: Flip the Script: Finding Your 9:03
Job's story ends not where it began, but better — and that's the point. In this final message from the book of Job, the journey from loss to restoration follows a simple but costly path: repentance toward God and forgiveness toward others.
Using the Oklahoma City Memorial's framework of 9:01 (before), 9:02 (the moment of devastation), and 9:03 (healing), the message traced how Job's suffering moved him from information about God to intimacy with God. His friends accused. He defended. But ultimately, Job surrendered — and God vindicated.
The hard truth woven throughout: you may get through some things you never fully get over. Job received double his losses in material blessings, but the same number of children — because you can replace a camel; you can't replace a child.
The invitation was clear: let God hold the pen. Repent. Forgive — others, and yourself. And walk through the 9:03 gate, even with a limp.
"There are hurts you will get through, but pains you will never get over. And that's okay. You keep turning to the Healer of hearts."
Investing Your Life Well: Wisdom from Ecclesiastes 11
Jeff Pennington returned to teach Foundations as the class winds down its study of Ecclesiastes, landing on one of the book's most practical passages — a blueprint for wise stewardship of everything God entrusts to us.
Drawing from Ecclesiastes 11:1-10, Jeff framed the central challenge every believer faces: how do we invest faithfully when we don't know what tomorrow holds? His answer, rooted in the text, was a call to diligently steward the present by trusting the God of the future.
The lesson unpacked two overarching goals — investing wisely and investing joyfully — and walked through six practical principles: invest faithfully (cast your bread courageously, don't hoard), boldly (don't wait for perfect circumstances), humbly (God's providence is mysterious — trust it), gratefully (rejoice in both light and dark seasons), accountably (God will judge how we steward what He gave us), and intentionally (evict the vexation and anxiety that rob your joy).
A highlight was a member's personal story of investing 20 years of prayer and relationship into a man named Danny — only to discover decades later that Danny was now on staff at the very church where he came to faith.
"We are much better at investing in our stress than we are investing in God's kingdom."
Facing Eternity With Reverence: Ecclesiastes 12:1–14June 7, 2026 · Ecclesiastes 12:1–14 · Carol Pierce
We have spent months traveling with King Solomon through the hard truths of life "under the sun." Week after week he has dismantled our illusions of control — wealth fades, human systems fail, and unpredictable time and chance overtake us all.
Now Solomon brings it home. After twelve chapters of searching, the Preacher arrives at the one answer that holds everything together. This Sunday, Carol Pierce closes out our Ecclesiastes series with the final chapter — an unflinching portrait of aging and mortality that calls every generation to the only response that makes sense of it all.
"Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come... Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man."
— Ecclesiastes 12:1, 13
Come Discover
The Picture of Aging. Solomon's vivid, poetic portrait of a life winding down — and what it teaches us about the urgency of living with purpose while we still can. Youth is fleeting. The time to act is now.
The Reality of Judgment. Why the certainty of accountability before God is not a threat — it is a gift. The anchor that gives life meaning when everything else fades into vanity.
The Whole Duty of Man. Solomon's surprising, simple, and unshakeable conclusion to twelve chapters of searching. Fear God. Keep his commandments. That's it — and it changes everything.
Don't miss the final lesson of a remarkable series. Join us this Sunday, June 7 as Carol Pierce brings Ecclesiastes home. See you in class!
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