Welcome Our Newest Staff Member
You know how much I love the Old Testament. There is a great story found in the too infrequently read pages of Haggai. The High Priest, Joshua, works closely with […]
Category: Jared’s Blog
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A Look Back at 2013
I don’t know about you, but I get really busy sometimes. I push forward with an agenda or a plan. I do those things that seem urgent at the time. […]
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A Christmas Thought on Providence
Not long ago my middle child stuck his tongue to a metal post. It was cold. I mean really cold. As you can imagine, his tongue hurt afterwards. A little […]
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Canceling mid-week services
Hi, this is pastor Jared. I don’t like canceling stuff. But many of the volunteers who teach and disciple our children on Wednesday nights live out of town. Travel is […]
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Reclaiming Christmas
The culture we live in has lost Christmas. We celebrate each other (which is good), we give presents (which is fun), but mostly, we celebrate a lifestyle of privilege. We […]
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Dwelling on a Psalm
The Psalms are an ancient Hymnal. God’s people have always needed to respond to him with their hopes and their fears. It is important that we recognize that expressing our […]
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Why do we do what we do?
In meeting with church staff and praying over the last few days I have realized that I need to share a couple of thoughts. And it really revolves around what […]
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What it Means to be a Covenant People
I just spent some time in my office with Jim, our director of Student ministries. We spoke about some of the families in our church. We talked about how to […]
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Parenting is Tough
Some people seem to just have a knack for it. Some of us fake it well. And others of us find it as difficult as it looks to be a […]
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Knowing what we know
In the last few weeks (and actually for a few more as we explore the Book of John and Discover more about Jesus) there is one important word that keeps […]