by Mary Capalbo | Oct 23, 2019 | Blog, Faith, Perseverance, Surrender, Trust
It’s was like it appeared over night! All of the sudden our neighbors had this giant vine growing in their front garden bed. We ran into them a few days later, and they shared with us that they thought it might be a pumpkin vine. Apparently last fall they had...
by Aaron Syvertsen | Sep 25, 2019 | Anxiety, Blog, Discipleship, Encouragement, Faith, Perseverance, Trust
This past weekend, we began a new sermon series in the book of Philippians, where we’ll take nine weeks to work our way through four chapters and our hope in it is that our “love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that we may approve what...
by Mary Capalbo | Jun 19, 2019 | Blog, Daily Life, Faith, Surrender, Trust
You know the saying, “it’s going to get worse before it gets better”? I usually thought of that phrase growing up when my little sister and I would clean our room. It always seemed to look more like a tornado had gone through it in the midst of our...
by Aaron Syvertsen | Apr 20, 2019 | Anxiety, Blog, Easter Events, Trust
*This series of posts walks through the Holy Week timeline, day by day, as told in the Gospel of Mark. You can view Sunday’s post here, Monday here, Tuesday here, Wednesday here,Thursday here, and Friday here. Silence in Scripture Storyline The Gospel of Mark,...
by Mary Capalbo | Jan 16, 2019 | Anxiety, Blog, Faith and Fear, Sovereignty of God, Trust
It was about four months ago. Four months ago when the weather was warmer (what a wonderful memory), the sun shone longer, and I could still wear sandals without the threat of frostbite. It was four months ago when I thought I was a gonner. Well me, and our dog,...
by Andy Steen | Oct 18, 2018 | Daily Life, Prayer, Sovereignty of God, Trust
What does it mean when you pray for something and don’t get what you want? What does it mean when God’s answer is “no”? The apostle Paul knew what this is like. God had allowed a thorn in his flesh to torment him. Despite asking God three times to remove this...