How old were you when you realized what you were meant to do or who you were meant to be? I was 21 when it happened, but it took years before I figured out it was OK to embrace that part of me. Society does a great job teaching us its expectations for who we […]
Do you remember what life was like as a child? How could we be so carefree and naïve? Many times as a child, I remember acting without a second thought: My hand on the hot burner. Ramp-jumping my bike on a loose stone driveway. Jumping off the roof of the house. Trying to catch a […]
Lead Pastor Ben Snyder gave an amazing sermon titled “Your Motivation – What Are You Reaching For?” Do you need to be replenished? Maybe you’re confused about what that even means. The definition of replenish is to restore or repair. “My Jesus” by Anne Wilson Are you past the point of weary? Is your burden […]
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When I was a teenager, I almost walked into a tree because I was texting on my phone. Thankfully, I heard people in the background—mainly my family—laughing at my distraction, and I looked up just in time. While I might have been distracted, I was able to hear and see before an obstacle in my […]
In 2004, I was at a New Year’s Eve party with my core group of friends, but I felt more alone than I had in a long time. My night ended around 10:30 with me in my apartment by myself. For the next six months, I continued the trend of leaving early when hanging out […]
Jeremiah 17:7-8 7 “But blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence. 8 They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves […]
This weekend, we continued our series At Your Best as Lead Pastor Ben Snyder unpacked the parable of the sower. This is one of the best-known parables and could possibly have been the first. Pastor Ben said that parables are like stories with a purpose. The Jewish leaders were frustrated that Jesus did not quote […]
Have you ever gone to church and thought, “How did the pastor know?” Sometimes, I feel like God is using the speaker’s voice to talk directly to me! Often it is ouchy, but it’s exactly what I need to hear, when I need to hear it. We all want to be our best, but the […]
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