In this era of chronic exhaustion, emotional turbulence, and spiritual stagnation, the ancient practice of Sabbath provides a life-giving rhythm of rest and restoration. Sabbath is more than a weekly practice - it’s a way of life. As a church community we are learning what sabbath is, why it matters, and how we can practice it in the context of our current relationships and schedules. 

“The sermon on the mount series we’ve been in as a Church has challenged some of my “final answers”. Some of the answers that I have never taken the time to investigate further. There has been a clash of my two worlds. I still desire to know more, but also must let go of that need for a resolve that is comfortable.”

“It struck me that God makes space for joy and grief. He is with us, in every moment. He is with us in our joy. He delights in us. And He is with us in our grief and anguish. I felt Him there with me. I pictured him sitting beside me, weeping too. His heart broken for me, and His heart delighting in me.  We are not alone, ever. There is nothing that can stop God from being Emmanuel: God with us.”

A man of sorrows, acquainted with grief.

This isn’t a particularly attractive descriptor of a person, and yet I can’t help but find such comfort in these words spoken about Jesus in Isaiah 53:3. They make me feel safe, like I could almost climb into the person of Jesus, wrap myself in his robe, and know that he understands the indescribable ache of grief my heart sometimes holds.

“What do we do, when every corner we turn is another symptom, challenge, or annoyance that feels too helpless to overcome? We turn to the Holy Spirit, who lives inside of us and sit with Jesus. The answer to our pain isn’t something of this world but a continual communion with someone who gives us an eternal life to look forward to. The answer may not always be getting rid of the pain, but sitting with the one who loves us the most; face to face, and lather in that moment.”

“I believe a rich and beautiful life will never be measured what we have accumulated, but by what we have sown and invested into the lives of people. Everything that leaves our hands and lives will enter our future. I believe there is no greater place to invest our lives than into relationships with a God-centered purpose attached to them.”

“Sometime it’s an instant miracle. God parting the red sea. A one-shot testimony, beginning and middle and end all wrapped up in one powerful, redemptive, and faith-filled story.

Sometimes it’s a slow one. Forty years in the wilderness. A meandering story of trials and triumphs over time, chapters started but unfinished.

But here’s the thing: it’s a miracle all the same.”

“With social media, streaming platforms, and endless options for entertainment, it would seem that the days of the book are over, right?

Wrong.”