Spend September praying for your church using simple Scripture-based prayer prompts based on the book of Acts. #prayersfromthepews
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15 Ways to Pray for Your Church
I love Easter Sunday. Everything about it … from the little girls with hairbows bigger than their heads to the teary eyes throughout our sanctuary as we sing of the resurrected Christ. I love the newness Easter brings, the hope and the life we experience in Christ. Last night our church was blessed by the […]
3 Reasons the Church Matters
Welcome to day 24 of STAND OUT: 7 traits of a counter cultural life. You can find every post in this series indexed here. We’re wrapping up the discussion about DEPENDENCE today. In a society that values self-sufficiency and independence, one of the most radical ways we live counter culturally is to acknowledge our need […]
Be Generous with Grace
Grace: the unmerited favor of God; receiving that which we don’t deserve. We can’t do enough or be good enough or live well enough to earn the grace God has given. It’s why verses like this mean much to us as believers: For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your […]
Book Review: The Pastor’s Wife by Gloria Furman
Do you ever wonder what your pastor’s wife is thinking? Or how she feels? Ever wish you peek into her heart — not as a busy body but so you could better minister to her? If so, The Pastor’s Wife* by Gloria Furman is for you. Gloria shares an honest account of life in the […]
good days, hard days, and gratitude
Monday and I used to be tight. I loved the fresh start and possibility she brought each week. But not so much lately. Lately, she’s felt bossy and overwhelming. And {because I suppose there is a 14-year-old girl inside me still} I’ve resisted her urgings and demands, even though she wasn’t altogether wrong. This week […]