by Rachel Shuster Growth and nourishment are aided by connection. Psalm 1 reminds us that we can experience growth in God through regular connection to His Word and time meditating...
Growing up without a mother or father is like the vine or the tree that withers without water or nourishment: it makes you vulnerable to mistrust and low self-esteem, to...
The weight of our individual burdens may vary, as does the visibility. Some of us experience immeasurable pain in silence, whereas others choose to turn up the volume amidst their...
Read Proverbs 3:11-12 My son just turned 8 this year. I see so much potential in him and there are many times when his young spirit shines and makes me...
Read Revelation 3:19-22 Rebuke and discipline often make us feel uneasy. Perhaps we picture a scene of being yelled at or unfairly criticized. Maybe we remember a time where we...
Read Hebrews 12:4-11 A few years ago, I moved across the street from my sister, Andrea. It’s been so much fun! Last summer we decided to join forces and plant...
Read John 15:2 and Psalm 1:4 “He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more...
Each Saturday during Lent, we will take some time as a church family to practice a different spiritual discipline or spiritual practice together. Today, we are practicing Lectio Divina with...
This past week saw a lot of progress on the West Building: the footings were dug out and constructed the seven modular units that comprise the West Building were set...
Read 2 Timothy 3:14-17 While I secretly wish I was a master gardener, and am fairly knowledgeable about the plants growing outside our house, I confess our indoor plants are...