“Over the line”. One might associate this with making a foul; doing something wrong. Or perhaps infringing upon someone else’s privacy or boundaries. But for myself, at least for now anyways, it is stepping over the line. Of my own comfort zone, that is. As nice and cozy as my bubble might be, it’s not […]
The Defilement of Bitterness
Looking through all of my identity issues, all of my stories, one thing that is very apparent is this: People hurt. They cause pain. There’s no way around it. People can give us labels that affect our identities for years to come: ugly, unloveable, unpopular, etc, etc. I’m sure if you read these posts, you can relate. Somewhere […]
Rustle with praise
Let the feilds and their crops burst out with joy! Let the trees of the forest rustle with praisebefore the LORD, for He is coming!
Help Glory Garden
One of the goals of the Glory Garden ministry is to provide affordable childcare for Kindergarten to Grade six children. Over the past few months, Glory Garden has been exploring ways to keep costs low. It has been increasingly difficult to cover program expenses with only registration fees, so, we need your help. If you could […]
Hard(ly) Working Christians
I sincerely hope this is not a real Christian stereotype. While, for sure, our focus should be on kingdom things, and kingdom first living, I don’t think everything else is to be deemed unimportant because it does not affiliate itself with Christianity.
Did that make sense..?
Trust God’s Strength
Look to the LORD and His strength. Seek His face always.
Ryan’s Reads
I love reading books and quotes and want to share some of my recent reads with you! • The Advantage by Patrick Lencioni – The church board and staff are reading this book on effective teams, clarity and communication. • The Epic of Eden by Sandra L. Richter – Making sense of the Old Testament […]
Trick Or Treat?
A message from the Evangelism Team (by Brad Wright) Tired of bunkering down in your basement with lights off, hoping “little devils” won’t ring your doorbell? Tired of tagging along with your kids while they stock up on their sugar fixin’s to get them through to Christmas while you freeze your Tootsie Rolls? Regardless of […]
The Best Full Body Workout
Mavis shares a personal reflection on meditating on God’s Word…
Pay It Backward
We’ve all familiar with things like the movie “Pay it Forward” and the Random Acts of Kindness movement. No doubt many of you could tell stories in…