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“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms...
“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms...
Holy Cow, what an amazing opening weekend we had! From passing our inspections Thursday, our team had one day to turn a construction site into a functioning church facility. That night was the first time we got to try out the new sound, video and...
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Coming home from a long trip, I always wish I had a fast-forward button. The last hundred miles on the road or the last day of travel by air always feel excruciatingly slow. It's crazy how spoiled I am that I don't have to travel...
My daughter recently asked me if moving into the new building feels like a dream come true. I said, “No. It actually feels more like a series of unanswered prayers that led me to something better than I asked for.” I prayed we could stay longer...
I have been thinking about the generosity of God lately. In fact, I think that phrase is a good definition of what "grace" means. It's the overarching theme of the Bible. Ultimately, it's what Jesus showed us and why we killed him. I'd like to...
You may have heard that Mountain View Church is opening in our new home on Easter! It's true, but we still need to furnish the house. So we are inviting our extended church family and friends to come for a tour this Sunday, March 24th...
In honor of St. Patrick's day, I wanted to offer you this prayer attributed to him. The real saint Patrick was a citizen of the Roman empire at the time of its collapse in the early 400's. He was abducted from his home in England...
I have tried to write this blog a hundred different ways but everything seems trite in the face of death and loss. This week we lost a core member of church family. Brendan Wakeling grew up in our church. His parents, Dave and Julianna have...
It’s getting exciting now. We are so close to completion of our new facility that we are counting weeks instead of months. The new facility will open officially in time for Easter! But there is a lot to do between now and then and we...