Enter into Advent. A place of hope that slowly starts to rise as we walk this journey calmly like watching the morning sunrise. As it peeks above the horizon the day becomes full of what could be. Slowly…Gently… Moving deeper with Him into Advent. We try so hard to push and shove each day, each…

This time of year always calls me to come away and to quiet. Every year, I hear myself say the same thing, “If the leaves and flowers and all the living things around us in nature prune back, go dormant, and hide away for the winter. Why do we run, hustle more, and run at…

Over the last several months, we have been walking through a transition at our church. Our former pastor had stepped down and into a new season. Our new season started this past weekend with the announcement of our new pastors named Chad and Lindsay Garrison. As we walked through the transition, we were meeting all…

I recently came across something I did over 11 years ago. As I picked it up and held it in my hands, I smiled as I thought about what a step of faith it was to make it. I barely told a soul what I had done. Much of my spiritual life then was a…

I have heard a lot of talk from people on social media, sometimes in person, but mostly on social media. They say things like this: If 2020 were a Hula-Hoop it be made out of barbed wire. (While funny it is quite brutal.) I can’t wait till 2020 is over. Is 2020 over yet? You…

Tomorrow we say goodbye to our Pastor and His wife, Karmen. As a congregation, this will be a hard day. They are beloved, have been a great blessing, and are a tremendous source of godly example for us. I have talked to people who have stamped this pastor and his wife in their hearts as…