The Parable of the Mustard Seed by Kelly Latimore 🎉 Happy 4th of July! 🎉 Friends, I hope you are spending this weekend with family and friends and fun, and staying safe in whatever festivities are happening. Let me know what your plans are so I can celebrate and pray with you! This is a day all of God’s people across America celebrate freedom. And we certainly give thanks to God for the witness and work through history to make that real. At the same time, we hold the Americ

Above is an original piece of art by my friend Katy Medinas-Lockley. With theological curiosity, she has been creating images that capture the life of the Christian calendar. This piece is a series of 21 images called Ordinary Time. Click on the image to see more of her work, or Tell me what this imagine speaks for you and I’ll pass it on to Katy! For anyone wondering, Ordinary Time is the season of the Christian year that begins after Pentecost and continues until Advent. It

This week our youth took over the worship service, and I’m so incredibly thankful they did. (above is a live painting by Madilyn Fowler) They read Scripture with grace and wonder. They shared testimony with joy and passion. They served in every corner with love and invitation. And I am very proud of them. One thing I mentioned on Sunday as we opened the service is that I hope you’ll receive these youth as full Christian leaders in our church, even as many of you remember them