by Mary Capalbo | Oct 31, 2018 | Blog, Community, Faith and Fear, Relationships, Stories
When will I stop this endless effort of building a perception that “all is well in my life”? It’s an act I’ve grown accustomed to and have a hard time imagining what my life would look like without it. What’s the point anyway? To...
by Aaron Syvertsen | Oct 24, 2018 | Blog, Contentment, Discipleship, Gospel
This past Monday night, I had the opportunity to speak to a group of college athletes within the Athlete Intervaristy group of my alma mater, TCNJ, on the topic “How to Find and Praise God in Defeat”. My guess is if they all knew the topic I was assigned ahead of...
by Mary Capalbo | Oct 10, 2018 | Anxiety, Blog, Community, Faith and Fear, Sovereignty of God, Trust
The Tug Have you ever been in a situation where you knew what the Lord was asking you to do, yet the thought just paralyzed you? Fears came out of nowhere and flooded your mind and heart. Doubts seemed to surface at every turn, and a million excuses were clouding...
by Aaron Syvertsen | Oct 3, 2018 | Blog, Faith, Perseverance
There are times in my routine Bible reading where a certain phrase or verse will stop me in my tracks. I may try and keep reading to get to the end of the chapter or passage, but my mind stays on that phrase. This recently happened to me as I read through a chapter...
by Andy Steen | Sep 26, 2018 | Blog, Prayer
God made us to be both thinking and feeling creatures. While both our minds and our emotions have been affected by the fall, our emotions in particular have a tendency to undercut the assurance that truth should provide. We need not dismiss our feelings (they are...
by Mary Capalbo | Sep 19, 2018 | Blog, Faith, Gospel, Perseverance, Relationships, Remembrance
Grace…what comes to mind when you hear that word? Forgiveness? A pardon? An excuse? Favor? The name of our church? Beneath the Surface It seems to me, that as believers, we are quick to receive grace, but slow to give it. And that makes me wonder if we are...
