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Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

Psalm 139 begins this way: O Lord, you have searched me and known me!You know when I sit down and when I rise up;you discern my thoughts from afar.You search out my path and my lying downand are acquainted with all my ways.Even before a word is on my tongue,behold, O...

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How To Start & Keep Your Habits

How To Start & Keep Your Habits

Okay, but how do I start good daily habits? How do we make good habits? There’s not a one-size equation for making and breaking habits, but the most important variables are humility, honesty, and and asking for help. You’ll need humility to admit you can’t solve...

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How To Start & Keep Your Habits

Where Do Your Habits Lead You?

I am picturing the path that Samson walked, more than 50,000 steps along that road to Gaza (Judges 16:1). In my imagination, each time his sandal hits the ground, a little puff of dust floats into the air like a sigh. I wonder what he was thinking about as he walked...

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How To Start & Keep Your Habits

What Is A Habit and Why It’s Important

We all want good daily habits. But instead we sleep in, check our email in bed, and have “just one more.” So, how do we start breaking bad habits and start making good daily habits? Isn’t there a simple three-step plan or a good habits list that will set me free? Not...

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Prayer Walk – The Way of Suffering

Prayer Walk – The Way of Suffering

On Palm Sunday we will experience the last week of Christ's life in a new and creative way. We will not hold regular services on April 14, but invite you and your family to come anytime between 9:30 and 11:30 am and participate in an interactive prayer walk. Through...

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How To Start & Keep Your Habits

Spiritual Discipline Is Hard Work

I sit at my computer this morning trying to type with great difficulty. My arms are ropes of pain attached by two burning shoulders like soldering irons on either side of my neck. If Sean Covey was right when he said, “We become what we repeatedly do,” then I am on my...

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Living Generously with Money

Living Generously with Money

Living generously requires a lot of us, in terms of self-reflection and honesty. I am not naturally a generous person, my natural tendency being to hoard and to put my own interests first, but of course I don’t care to examine this sin too closely; it pains me to get...

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Join The Bible Project Class

Join The Bible Project Class

Learn how to understand the scriptures and all their complex themes in a way that is engaging, approachable, and transformative. Join us for class Sunday mornings or Sunday evenings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=vFwNZNyDu9k Sunday Morning...

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Football Sunday 2019

Football Sunday 2019

On football’s biggest day, you’re invited to enjoy a great time and some delicious food before the big game. You don't have to be a football fan to be encouraged as we hear professional players share stories of their faith. After the service enjoy free food as part of...

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All Church Activities Canceled – Jan 13

All Church Activities Canceled – Jan 13

❄️❄️❄️Snow Is Coming! ❄️❄️❄️ Due to the expected severe weather, we will not be having any Worship Services at Ashland Elementary School this Sunday, January 13th. All church activities are cancelled. Have a fun and safe day enjoying the snow with your friends and...

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