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In Matthew 12, Jesus reminds us that our words are always the overflow of what's in our hearts. In James 3, we're taken deeper into this reality, revealing to us the power of our tongues and the difference our transformed heart makes on the way we speak. Miss this...

As I sit here tonight watching the election results roll in, I find myself a bit unsettled. No, I’m not fretting about the results themselves. I’m more concerned about those I pastor, who I know come from diverse political backgrounds and worldviews. No doubt, some of...

There are versions of faith that never look outside of ourselves, constantly focused on our experiences and right-ness. James has a word for that kind of faith: dead. Miss this past weekend's message? Check out the podcast, Scripture, and next steps questions below!...

Life has a way sometimes of leaving us unsettled. James reminds us that even as the ground shifts beneath our feet, we have One who never changes that we can cling to through it all. Miss today's first message in our James series? Check out the podcast, Next Steps...

PATHways Holiday Party Over the last year, God has opened a door for a partnership with the Polk Dalton Clinic’s PATHways program, which cares for women and children overcoming opioid addiction. We’ve been asked to throw a Holiday Party on Monday, December 3rd from...

This past weekend, we did something different. Instead of talking just talking about community as a part of our Practicing Jesus series, we practiced it - having church around tables and engaging in conversations! It was an awesome time of connecting and learning...

Jesus had the biggest mission in history, and yet he lived an unhurried, un-anxious life confident in God's presence and work all around him. As his disciples, the same kind of life is available to us. That's why this past Sunday's message was all about - check out...

We want to grow and become more like Jesus... but how do make progress? The Scriptures give us a picture of the practices that help us cultivate the abundance of what we already have - God's active, working presence in our lives. Check out the podcast, Scripture, and...

This past Sunday, we continued our Practicing Jesus series by looking closer at one of Jesus' powerful promises: I have come so that they may have life and have it in abundance (John 10:10)." What stand in the way of an abundant life? We've been shaped by a culture of...

Two things are true for all of us. First, we are building our life on something. And second, it's not a matter of if the storms are coming, but when. How do we know we're building our lives on something that can withstand the storms of life? Jesus tells us that it's...