Lent 2026 DevotionalCore | Exploring the Meaning of Jesus’ DeathFebruary 19, 2026 Written By: Bentley CaughlinLed Into the WildernessScripture:1 Then the Spirit led Jesus up into the wilderness so that the devil might tempt him. 2 After Jesus had fasted for forty days and forty nights, he was starving. 3 The tempter came to him and said, “Since you are God’s Son, command these stones to become bre...  Read More

Lent 2026 DevotionalCore | Exploring the Meaning of Jesus’ DeathFebruary 18, 2026 Written by: Melissa RossAsh Wednesday: The Party’s OverScripture:5:15 Joy has left our heart;        our dancing has changed into lamentation.16 The crown has fallen off our head.        We are doomed because we have sinned.17 Because of all this our heart is sick;        because of these things our glance is dark.  ...  Read More

CoreGroup Guide | The Power of Serving - Part 2Written by Denee Bowers and Melissa RossWelcomeThis week we continue to talk about the power of serving by expanding to consider serving beyond the walls of the church. You don’t have to look far to see injustice, suffering, and struggle in our world and where loving presence could have an impact. What’s difficult is that sometimes the problems seem t...  Read More

CoreGroup Guide | The Power of Serving - Part 1Written by Melissa Ross and Denee BowersFrom Pastor CharityThis year we are highlighting one of our Six Shared Practices during each sermon series. This week we start a new series called The Power of Serving and will be highlighting, of course, the practice of SERVING. Our world tempts us every day to make life about us; but Jesus turns that way of li...  Read More

CoreGroup Guide | Shift Happens - Part 4Written by Jenny Huffman and Christopher BurfordWelcomeWelcome to the final week of our series Shift Happens: When Life Doesn’t Go As Planned. Over the past three weeks we have talked about the ups and down, the lefts and rights, the starts and stops of this journey we call life. Today we wrap up the series with the story of a man named Joseph, as told in th...  Read More

When my kids were young, like most siblings, there would be conflict. Over the course of a day, they would get into some kind of argument. They would come to me or Jess to plead their case. We would often let them work it out, but occasionally we would intervene and make a judgment. Inevitably one of them would not like our decision and we would hear those familiar words, “but it not fair…” I ofte...  Read More