Are You Trying to be A Holiday Hero?
ARE YOU TRYING TO BE A HOLIDAY HERO? It is Christmas time, a time of joy and celebration. During this time, I want to put a smile on my loved one’s faces, and joy in their hearts by buying the perfect gift, creating the perfect ambiance, crafting the perfect...
3 Messy Miracles To Say “Yes” To This Christmas
3 MESSY MIRACLES TO SAY "YES" TO THIS CHRISTMAS When the angel visited Mary and told her God was going to give her a messy miracle, she said yes. “I am the Lord’s servant,” she responded, accepting the complicated and unexpected grace God was offering her. Her...Exchanging Your Christmas Anxiety for Expectancy
EXCHANGING YOUR CHRISTMAS ANXIETY FOR EXPECTANCY Following that familiar scene at the manger in Luke’s account of Jesus’ birth, we read a story about the infant Jesus being taken to the temple. Although this story follows Jesus’ birth, it teaches us how to prepare for...Why I’m Giving To Watch Care
WHY I'M GIVING TO WATCHCARE Matt Rhodes knows what it’s like to encounter the unexpected and wonder where to look for help. Here’s his story in his own words: Five years ago I got a phone call that changed my life. It was the Monday after Thanksgiving in 2011. I was...
Gratitude-driven Generosity
GRATITUDE-DRIVEN GENEROSITY This is a day where it’s easy to “count your blessings.” As we come together with friends and family, to enjoying food and camaraderie, we take the day to offer thanks to God for all he has given us. For most of us in the United States,...
Are You Ready to be Renovated?
ARE YOU READY TO BE RENOVATED? God’s desire is to dwell within us—as a church and as individuals—in his fullness. For this to happen, we have to work with him to make room for his presence. That work starts with each one of us asking ourselves, “Am I assisting or...
3 Ways to Cultivate Compassion
3 WAYS TO CULTIVATE COMPASSION Psalm 103:8 tells us, “The Lord is compassionate and gracious; slow to anger, abounding in love.” We can all agree that we’re thankful that God is compassionate, but what does that mean? Compassion is an understanding of others’...
Servants of a Diverse Church
SERVANTS OF A DIVERSE CHURCH God turned Paul’s whole world upside down when he came to Christ. Paul’s miraculous meeting with Jesus and his conversion to Christianity didn’t only change his religion. It permanently altered who Paul understood the people of God were...
