Staff Blog

Words of Life

09/28/2021

I once participated in a small group, where the leader had asked everyone for prayer requests.  It’s a pretty common thing, I suppose, for us in small groups to be willing to share some of the struggles we are going through.  In fact, it is actually on of my favorite parts of “doing live together!” …

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LISTENING

09/21/2021

LISTENING A.P.B.: Missing here! A right ear and left ear! No sign of whereabouts! Relations in the pouts!   Listening: you go first! Listening for heart’s thirst.   Listening for their mopes, Listening for their hopes.   Listening for their thoughts, Listening for sore spots.   Listening when they’re curt, Listening for their hurt.  …

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Our Amazing Kids Church Volunteers

09/21/2021

This month I wanted to highlight our amazing volunteers that we have on the kids church team. Today- our NURSERY volunteers. There is so much to be thankful for, with our nursery volunteers. Not only as a mom, do I feel like my kids are in the most loving hands, but as the volunteer coordinator,…

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Book of Hosea

09/08/2021

BOOK OF HOSEA Hosea, the prophet, married the village whore. And to three loser “dads,” three children Gomer bore. I wanted MY people, in sad Gomer, to see, Like Gomer, that they were adulteresses to Me.   She did what she wanted, with men, running around. “They leave me food and gifts, in secret at…

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Firstfruits

08/27/2021

It seems that I’ve hit this phrase in several different studies I’ve been working through over the past few months.  It’s not something we talk about all that much…I think because as we have moved from an agrarian society to a more technological one, the metaphor is less clear to us than it might have…

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UNTROUBLED?

08/04/2021

UNTROUBLED? “In this world you will have trouble.” Well, Jesus, I certainly know about that! When troubles come I usually fall flat! “Let not your heart be troubled.”   When troubles come in their course, Troubles troubling, my heart comes apart. First troubles come, then my troubled heart. Just like the cart comes after the…

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