by Andy Steen | Oct 18, 2017 | Blog, History
October 31st will mark the 500th anniversary of the day that a priest named Martin Luther nailed his now famous Ninety-Five Theses to the door of the Castle Church at Wittenberg. This was the spark that ignited the ecclesiastical, cultural and political explosion we...
by Mary Capalbo | Oct 11, 2017 | Blog, Community, Daily Life, Relationships, The Church
Sometimes I feel a bit like an imposter. As a nanny of little boys, I spend every day surrounded by young moms (and dads, grandparents and other caregivers). At school drop-off, floor hockey, story time, tennis, soccer and school pick-up, I am constantly observing...
by Aaron Syvertsen | Oct 4, 2017 | Blog, Community, The Church
Singleness is not brokenness. This is a message that nearly everyone would affirm in theory, but how well are our churches communicating this message in practice? Especially in the suburban context where Grace Church is, my fear is that ministry is often done in...
by Andy Steen | Sep 27, 2017 | Blog, Spiritual Warfare
All Christians wrestle with sin. As long as we are in this body our struggle with sin remains (I John 1:8). But there is a big difference between fighting temptation and keeping a pet sin. A Christian’s attitude toward his or her own sin should be to hate it, to...
by Mary Capalbo | Sep 20, 2017 | Blog, Discipleship
How many times do you have this conversation in a day? Someone else: “Hey! How are you?” You: “I’m doing well! How are you?” Someone else: “Doing well.” End of conversation. Is this just a normal everyday polite interaction or...
by Aaron Syvertsen | Sep 12, 2017 | Blog, Perseverance
Let’s be honest. In today’s cultural climate, it can be hard to persevere as a Christian. I don’t mean it’s hard to claim to be a Christian, but it’s hard to faithfully live out our life with confidence and grow as a healthy, thriving Christian over the long haul. ...
