Battling Discouragement

What can we do? How do we walk through this? There are no promises I can make to make it easier. There are no guaranteed plans to success on overcoming discouragement and struggle. What I do know is that God remains consistent and reliable and loving. He is at the helm - whether life feels like crashing waves or a peaceful sunset, God is in control.

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Doing the Work of Connection

Today, in these days of social-distancing, we have much more effective ways of communicating and staying in touch - which we are so thankful for! The longer this COVID-19 situation continues, the more important it is for us to work at remaining connected with one another.

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Learning Prayerful Contemplation

Living the Christian life / living in relationship with God has often felt like a maze to me … just when you think you are getting it right, you hit a dead-end and have to begin again. I go to church, work to set time aside to read my Bible and pray, and work to do good things … but in the end I do not feel close with God. Why is that?

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Preparing To Lead Church at Home

It was uncomfortable for me to lead our family through the online worship. It was more personal. What should I expect of my family? Do I really need to pray with them? How do I engage them in what is being taught? How open do I share? So many questions …

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