The following are the first 5 out of 7 prayers Pastor Chris is encouraging us to pray as we head into the Fall season. These are prayers meant to anchor our hearts to what is most important, to discern who and what should get our time, and to decide how to engage with each other as well as the world around us. PRAYER #1 Lord, restore my AWE of you! (Proverbs 9:10) ...

I'm home watching hallmark movies and there it is once again. It's crystal clear. Everyone can see it but the main character - it's LOVE. Yes, "true love" stares her in the face in its most perfect form. It's considerate, helpful, patient, loyal, slow to anger and all around gracious. True love is standing there waiting for this longing-for-love individual to open her ...

Jesus told us that "the sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath" (Mark 2:27). Present-day Christ-followers debate about whether observing a regular sabbath day is still mandated for New Testament believers. I take a particular and fairly strong stance on this question, but whatever position you might hold most would agree that taking a day each week and laying it...