by Aaron Syvertsen | Sep 12, 2018 | Blog, Commitment, Community, Member of Church, The Church
There is no shortage of studies from both faith-based organizations and secular ones that point to declining church membership across the country, especially amongst millennials. While this often gets overblown as a talking point (at Grace, our fastest growing...
by Mary Capalbo | Aug 8, 2018 | Blog, Christian Living, Commitment, Community, Faith, Obedience, Prayer, Trust
The Background I never thought that the employees at a bowling alley would know my shoe size by heart. About four months ago, my husband got the great idea to buy my brother-in-law, Michael, a summer bowling pass for his college graduation gift. And, as bowling is no...
by Andy Steen | May 16, 2018 | Blog, Commitment, Holiness, Idolatry
Christians are well aware of the biblical prohibitions against idol worship. But too many of us are unaware of our idle worship. Perhaps, like me, one of your biggest idols is idleness: the desire to have time to myself, doing not much. Technically speaking, this is...
by Aaron Syvertsen | Apr 10, 2018 | Blog, Commitment, Community
Overall, I am pro-technology. I’m a millennial, after all, and I grew up alongside the technological rise that has changed the world in a seemingly endless amount of ways. I’m on social media, I love reading off a kindle, and I would admittedly struggle to spend a...
by Aaron Syvertsen | Feb 21, 2018 | Blog, Commitment, Fasting, Prayer
Last week in our sermon series in the Gospel of Mark, we came across this verse in Mark 2:20: “The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in that day.” Jesus is refuting the accusations of the Pharisees that his disciples...
by Aaron Syvertsen | Jan 10, 2017 | Blog, Commitment
I love how pumped up people get at the start of a year, whether or not they publicly broadcast it. It’s fascinating how the simple turn of a calendar can infuse a mentality in us that screams this is the year. Confidence runs high, motivation runs deep, and the...
