By Ellis White, Senior Pastor Have you ever picked up your phone to check one thing—and resurfaced 27 minutes later wondering what just happened? You opened it to check the weather. Or respond to a text. Or look up one quick detail. And somehow you ended up in an entirely different corner of the internet. […]
Come and Search
By Julie Hawkins, Pastor of Ministry This week, the Church enters a season called Lent. For some of you, that word is familiar. For others, it may feel mysterious or unnecessary. So let’s begin simply. Lent is the 40 days leading up to Easter. Just like Jesus spent 40 days in the wilderness before he […]
Dry Bones and Living Hope
By Caleb Bagdanov, Director of Student Ministries Tomorrow, a team of 34 high school students and 11 adult leaders from our church will head to Ensenada, Mexico to serve alongside our partners at Rancho Agua Viva Ministries. As bags are packed and final preparations are made, we go with a shared theme that has been […]
Dying with Dignity?
By Ellis White, Senior Pastor Note: Pastor Ellis wrote this blog just before his grandmother passed away. Thank you for your continued prayers for him and his family. As I write this blog I’m in Ireland, sitting at the bedside of my 97-year-old grandmother. My late father was her only child, and so my sister […]