You’ve heard of saying grace, but what’s Giving Grace? Giving Grace is about sharing our gifts. We all have different gifts. Some of us are good at encouraging. Some of us are good at organizing. Some of us are good athletes. Some of us are good teachers. You get the picture. Click the link below to visit our Adult page and find out how sharing those gifts can be Giving Grace.
Chat and Catch with God
Connecting with God can happen easily and naturally. Other times, making that connection can seem as elusive as catching a specific fish in a vast ocean. Click the link below to visit our Children’s page for some ideas on how to “Chat and Catch” with God.
Connecting with Gen Z
Each generation learns from the previous ones, and then makes its own path and finds its own way of doing things. The Church looks different now than it once did, and it will look different a generation from now. Click the link below to visit our Adult page to learn how Gen Z is changing the Church.
Wise Words
Do you have a high school student in your life? Do you wonder (and maybe worry) about all the life skills they need to learn before they leave home? Click the link below to visit our Youth page for some Wise Words.
Trust God. Period.
Listening to Pastor Thadd’s sermon on Pentecost brought a reminder of a story from last week’s morning news. CBS runs a series called Note to Self. In it, the subject looks back on life and writes a letter to their younger self about the life they’ve lived. Click the link below to visit our Adult page to see the Spirit at work in our world today.
Celebrating Pentecost
Churches around the world will be Celebrating Pentecost on Sunday. Folks will attend worship services wearing red to celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit. For ideas on how to Celebrate Pentecost at home, click the link below to visit our Children’s page.
Unite for Uvalde
What happened at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas is horrific. Our hearts are broken. Please click the link below to visit our Adult page for a small, but meaningful, way you can help.
Eyes on Jesus
How can a glass of water help refocus our Eyes on Jesus? Click the link below to visit our Worship&Music page for one pastor’s analogy.
Be Kind
From the horrific stories in the news, we know humans have the capacity to do great harm to one another; yet, we also have the capacity for empathy, love, and kindness. Click the link below to visit our Children’s page for more on teaching children to be kind.
Remember Them
The United States has lost one million people to COVID. One million. It’s hard to comprehend. Today we share a reflection from a chaplain remembering some of those one million. Click the link below to visit our Adult page to hear her story.
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