Grow With Faith April: Faith Join us each month as we Grow with Faith. Use the prompts as conversation starters with your family and friends or for guided journaling. Hebrews 11:1 (The Voice) “Faith is the assurance of things you have hoped for, the absolute conviction that there are realities...
Jim, Vivvy, and I usually walk around the mall for exercise late Saturday afternoons. When we get home, we indulge in big, hot pretzels. Pretzels didn’t originate as an after-walk-snack. They were usually eaten once a year, during Lent. Pretzels first became popular as a Lenten food for Christians in...
I’ve been having a bit of exercise dysfunction this year, especially after my latest birthday. Used to be, I would get up very early and do a complete workout, including a vigorous exercise bike ride and weight lifting. I don’t know what happened, but somehow that means the bike is...
Theology of War Rev. Jaci McNeil Russian President Vladimir Putin declared war on Ukraine Wednesday, February 23rd (2022). If you’ve been following the news, you know the conflict that has been simmering since the 2014 annexation of Crimea has been kicked into overdrive. Russia and Ukraine have a complicated legacy, which dates back thousands...
Why Observe Lent? I was in my 30s when I first began to observe Lent. Previously, I held to the Reformation view of Lent. The Reformation of the 16th Century applied the principle, sola scriptura to everything, including the practice of Lent. Sola scriptura means, Scripture only. So, since Lent...
Join us each month as we Grow with Faith. Use the prompts as conversation starters with your family and friends or for guided journaling. March 2022: Harmony “Live in harmony with each other.” Romans 12:16a What does the word “harmony” mean to you? “If it is possible, as far as...
A serious rupture in our family has caused me to think deeply about forgiveness. Sometimes it’s easy to dispense forgiveness and sometimes it seems impossible, especially when the person requiring forgiveness is a repeat offender. Most of us put up with repeat offenders because we are afraid to do something about it. Johns...
Join us each month as we Grow with Faith. Use the prompts as conversation starters with your family and friends or for guided journaling. February 2022: Love It says in Ephesians 5 I follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as...
If you missed Pastor Jaci’s sermon you can catch the full Sunday service on our Facebook page or just the sermon here under the sermon album. There is also an audio file for those that want to listen to the sermon. This week Pastor Jaci shared what was placed on...
Join us each month as we Grow with Faith. Use the prompts as conversation starters with your family and friends or for guided journaling. January: The New Year 1. What habit would you like to quit in 2022? 2. What habit would you like to pick up in 2022?...