By Cara Taylor, Director of Outreach Dark mornings, soggy skies, holidays approaching. This time of year can bring up the blues and also call us to cozy togetherness. The celebrations and the shopping are supposed to spread the love. But sometimes they just make the loneliness and anxiety ache more. Even when we put our […]
Why Worship Songs Repeat Themselves
By Ellis White, Senior Pastor If you’ve spent any time in church recently, you might have noticed something about newer worship songs: they tend to repeat themselves. Sometimes it’s a line sung several times in a row. Sometimes it’s a chorus that returns again and again. And if you grew up singing hymns that told […]
Loving Across the Spiritual Aisle
By Carie GordyCommunications Coordinator Being married to someone who believes differently can feel both beautiful and challenging. On one hand, you get to see the world through someone else’s eyes. On the other, it takes intention and patience to make sure your differences don’t turn into distance. One of the biggest lessons is learning to listen […]
Why We Sing to God, Not Just About God
By Ellis White, Senior Pastor If you’ve been around church for a while, you’ve probably noticed that the songs our younger generation sing today sound a bit different from the ones we grew up with. Some are louder. Some repeat more. Some feel more like personal prayers than corporate declarations. And maybe, if you’re honest, […]
Everyone Matters in Worship
By Jesse Yi-Gray, Director of Music So often in scripture we see references and images and declarations of worshipping God. From the Psalms where “…all the earth worships you and sings praises to you” (66:4) or Isaiah where “…the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of […]
Why 100% of Us Should Be on a Serve Team
By Julie Hawkins, Associate Pastor of Ministry When I was a kid, church was never just a place we went on Sundays. It was a place where my parents showed me what it meant to live a life of service. My mom was part of a prayer team, taught Sunday School, and led Bible studies. […]
Does God Care About Your Job?
By Ellis White, Senior Pastor Monday morning is when reality hits. The alarm goes off, the emails pile up, and the week begins whether you’re ready or not. For a lot of us, faith feels like something we left in the car after church on Sunday. We believe in Jesus—but when the boss is breathing […]
Why James Matters in This Cultural Moment
By Rachel White, Pastor of Next Steps If you’ve ever found yourself thinking “faith in Jesus should change the way we live and the world around us” James is the book for you and I’m excited that tomorrow we start our sermon series in James: Faith That Works. I grew up in a Christian home, […]
A Call to Mourn, Unite, and Pray
By Ellis White, Senior Pastor Hey church, it’s Pastor Ellis. I’ve been hearing from many of you over the last several days about how you have been impacted by the assassination of Charlie Kirk. So, I wanted to put some thoughts out there, about how we, as followers of Jesus, should respond to this tragedy, […]
The Church’s One Foundation in a Shaken World
By Ellis White, Senior Pastor This past week has been heavy. The assassination of Charlie Kirk was a tragic and senseless act of violence. Like many of you, I’ve grieved the loss of his life and prayed for his family and loved ones. Added to that, our own community has been shaken by a heartbreaking […]
Read More… from The Church’s One Foundation in a Shaken World