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Articles posted by Erin Stringer
This blog is part of a series on pursuing spiritual health in uncertain seasons. If you haven’t had the chance to read the other entries, I’d encourage you to do so. You can find them HERE. One thing that helps sustain us during times of uncertainty is having a healthy mindset. That’s what…
Posted in: General, Prayer
We all go through tough times in life. Times that are unsettling and challenging. As we go through these seasons of life, it can be extremely helpful to have someone come alongside us to provide understanding and encouragement – to provide a calming presence, hope, and Biblical principles…
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Say hello to our friends, Chris & Kelly Lilpop who serve with Josiah Venture in Poland. Chris and Kelly unpack their very dramatically changed summer plans (due to Covid) and share their prayer requests.
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From this week's eNote... So what does your preparation for church look like? For some, it is a hectic time of rushing around, grumbling and arriving late to meet with God and His people. It often begins with hearts that aren’t really READY to worship. For many years, the Israelites…
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From this week's eNote... Maybe you’ve experienced the same frustration. You’re sitting in a small group setting and someone asks about prayer needs. Someone asks for prayer for a “friend of an aunt in California who is having gall bladder surgery.” Another shares about a “second…
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If you attended any of our weekend opportunities to hear from Dr. Daniel Henderson, then you are probably feeling the fire to do something about your prayer life, whether individually or within your small group. Here are two great ways to review the content from this past weekend and begin…
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It's a new year and with that comes resolutions and goal setting. When Pastor Denny challenged us to consider balance in four areas of our lives (mental, physical, spiritual and relational), I put pen to paper, began reflecting on the past year and decided on changes I'd like to make in the…
Posted in: General, Women’s Ministries
My story begins when I was five and my father left. My parents were separated for a few years before the divorce, but our financial poverty began when he walked out. Taking my brother with him, my mother was left with four girls to raise alone. Although my mother worked incredibly hard…
Posted in: General, Worship Arts MinistryAs difficult conversations about homosexuality, abortion, and religious liberty continue to inject themselves into our workplaces, our churches, our schools, and our homes, Christians everywhere are asking the same question: How are we supposed to respond to all this? Beginning October…
Posted in: GeneralInvite a friend to church. It might be the single most important thing you do for someone else’s life. Knowing the recent tragedy Heather and her husband had just faced, I was instantly curious as I read the beginning of her Facebook post. Heather and Jeramy, parents to 1 year…
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