A NOTE FROM PASTOR ELYSE So many of us, no matter our stage of life, are busy. We are pulled many different directions with many priorities vying for our time. Last week, Pastor Carey Taylor shared Christ's command to love God fully and to love our neighbor as we love ourselves- literally. This week we will discover some practical ways to build real, authentic relationships with those living closest to us that already fit in with our lives, instead of adding another program to the church...

A NOTE FROM PASTOR ELYSE When humanity’s brokenness met divine love, the cross changed everything. In the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, suffering is no longer meaningless—it becomes the place where grace, forgiveness, and redemption are revealed. Why is it so hard to comprehend? Because it turns our understanding of power upside down. And yet, it invites us to live differently—with humility, courage, and self-giving love. This Sunday, let's reflect together on how the cross reshapes not...

A NOTE FROM PASTOR ELYSE Often kids at Bible camp, like Warren Willis Camp, experience “a mountaintop” experience with God, which means for the first time they had a theophany where God was real to them like never before. It's the first time many come to faith, they are assured of God's love, and that Jesus is their savior. Life will never be the same. Then they go home and it seems to all fall apart and they wonder "was it real?" The breakdown happens because we don't live life on the...