by Rachel Roen | Dec 7, 2020 | Trends
Last year, on Sunday, December 8, I did something I had never done before during the Christmas season. I attended a service for St. Lucia Day. It was held before sunrise so the path to the old church building was lit with candles to guide the participants. This small...
by Jayne Poli | Jan 11, 2019 | Leadership
When someone becomes a follower of Christ, they are given gifts and abilities that the Lord intends for them to use in the body of Christ. As 1 Peter 4:10 says, “Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s...
by Cindy Dullum | Sep 5, 2016 | Relationships
“The joy of the Lord is my strength.” Nehemiah 8:10 I sat down next to her. We had been pew partners before, although I often sat behind her. Usually her young daughter was all smiles and very friendly. Today this child had her back facing her mom, arms crossed in...
by Kathy Banta | Oct 29, 2015 | Trends
For the last four months my family and I have been “doing church” a little different. Our church is under construction and the congregation is meeting in another facility until the building is finished. We could have done that, too. Actually, we had...
by Sarah Kallies | Aug 13, 2015 | Life Issues
In 2007, after years of drug and alcohol addiction, I began a long, painful journey to health. After growing up deep seeded in church culture, I was angry with religion and consequently, God. The absolute last place I wanted to be was in a large church setting. But...
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