Anyone who knows me knows that I am a lover of the old hymns. I will often refer to them as the rich, anthems of our faith, and they are. Many of us probably grew up singing them in church from a hymnal, and while I also love the contemporary worship songs of today, there is something about those old…
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Worship Spotlight #2: Softly and Tenderly
Worship Spotlight #1: Where I Am by Emily Heaton
Hello Everyone! It’s been quite awhile since the blog has seen the light of day, and we are going to change that in 2021. For the past 2+ years, we have intentionally focused our efforts on memorizing Scripture through the #neuethingchallenge each year. What a gift that has been for us as a community and as individuals! This year’s Scripture…
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Trust the LORD…even in the suffering
What does it really mean to trust the LORD? And how do we actually do it when life gets hard? If you’re human, I imagine you’ve asked yourself similar questions. Trust feels as if it comes easily to us when life is going well, right? When the circumstances of life don’t require trust, it’s not all that hard for us…
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Developing your gifts…in the dark room
Back in the day, before digital photography was around, there was a process that photographers had to go through before the pictures they captured with their cameras could be seen by others. A dark room was involved, and they had to develop the film in order to enjoy the images that they had captured. Crazy, right? It wasn’t instantaneous like…
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Manifestation Gifts
“Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.” 1 Corinthians 12:4-7 (ESV) Welcome back to our study…
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