Heart of Worship

The seasons are changing. My yard is continually filled with leaves from the sycamore and elm trees. We have less hours of daylight, and the temperatures are getting cooler. In just a few weeks, winter will have officially arrived. With each new season comes fresh opportunities to praise the Lord....

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Joy and Thanksgiving

My mother taught me to write Thank You notes. She would give me a simple card on which to write and station me at a card table set up for the purpose. I was in the living room beneath a small window on the side of the house. Blue sky...

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Renewal in God’s Living Word

Although I’ve only had my cats, Matatu and Fatima, for five years, it seems like I have had them for much longer! Other than my plants and all the kids I claim at church, these two critters are my children! When I was making the move from Arkansas back to...

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God’s Bountiful Provision

Someone has well said, “There is no such thing as a Christian Scrooge.” We may occasionally identify someone who claims to be a Christian and is a Scrooge. But when Christ transforms lives, the Spirit motivates us to give generously. The gospel opens our hearts and hands, our mouths and...

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Rejoicing in Giving!

Thank you for being faithful! What a journey our church family has been on these last six weeks!  As we have waded through the aftermath of the sewage backup, you have remained dedicated to the Lord. You have been faithful to give financially, both to our general fund and towards...

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