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What Faithfulness Looks Like When Fear is in the Air – Part Two
Read part one of this post by clicking here. There are moments when we feel pressure to prove something. To clarify a position. To say the right words. To demonstrate relevance. But Scripture tells a different story. It tells us to remember. This is one of those moments. Fear has a way of exposing what we rely on. It reveals how…
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A Note to Our Community – Part One
Reflection I’m grieved, and I also feel a responsibility to speak from proximity. Some of the people I call friends have walked the refugee and asylum journey firsthand. I’ve sat with those who were forced from their homes—not because they wanted to leave, but because staying was no longer possible. I’ve watched people fight for dignity while carrying grief, hope, and exhaustion all at once. Survival was…
Read MoreLet it Be to Us According to Your Word
Today, our pastor asked staff a question: What part of the Advent season are you carrying with you into the year ahead? This Advent, I’ve been sitting with Mary (Luke 1:26–38), a young woman standing at a crossroads she did not choose. I’ve been pondering her response to the angel and the circumstances she found…
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Building Something Beautiful: How Small Groups Became a Catalyst for Real Discipleship
When I moved to a Southeast Texas town to pastor a small church, I didn’t realize how difficult it would be to reach young adults. The church was primarily made up of senior adults, it wasn’t in an attractive building or part of town, and our worship style was outdated. These are all elements that…
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Flourishing Relationships
As we continue to learn more about Flourishing Together, it’s important to remember the natural synthesis between the domains. Flourishing Domains Flourishing is a relative state of “holistic health” where an individual has an overall sense of wellbeing. For study and understanding, it’s helpful to distinguish between the domains. In actual living, they’re profoundly interconnected.…
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