Lent

Well, here we are on the other side of Easter. We have journeyed together several weeks through Lent, into the events of Holy Week and ultimately on to celebrate the world-changing good news of Jesus’ resurrection! Our hope is that, along the way, you have…

Day 40: Celebration Written by Liz Carder Celebration as a discipline. What? “We must celebrate with a feast….so the party began.” Luke 15:23-24 I attended a wedding recently that was really really focused on the guests having a great time. I left wanting to send…

Day 39: Good Friday We invite you to join us (or wherever you may live) for Stations of the Cross. Commonway Church will be open from 12pm-7pm for this self led journey. Children are welcome to participate with their parents.  Mark 15 15 Very early…

Day 38: Stations of the Cross Written by Jennifer Stanley The first time I participated in Stations of the Cross, I had no idea what to expect. It was sometime around 2006 (I think) and I wanted to find somewhere to worship on Good Friday.…

Day 37: Celebration Written By Martin Brown Celebration is the core, the center, of all the Spiritual Disciplines—Richard Foster Without the discipline of celebration, the others can lead to a sense of obligation and drudgery. But for celebration to be genuine and meaningful, it must…

Day 36: His Still Small Voice Written by Ralph Dowling Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake.  After…

Trusting God’s Guidance Written By Eric Andrews I’d like to start today’s reading a little differently. Stop what you are doing. Close your eyes and focus. Think about the last time God truly let you down or dropped the ball. Seriously. Stop, close your eyes,…

Worship:  Our Response to His Seeking Written by Bobby Moran “Service as a substitute for worship is idolatry.  Activity is the enemy of adoration. (Foster, 161).” How would this statement change our lives if we actually decided that we were going to live out this…

Heaven and Earth Collide Written by Melia Ozbun When most people think of the word worship, there are probably similar things that come to mind. Praise songs sung by melodious voices, finely tuned instruments that are neither too loud nor too quiet, great spotlighting and…

Simple Worship by Jill DuBois I recently had the privilege of taking twenty-three 4th and 5th graders to an overnight conference tailored to their age group.  The kids were able to hear messages tailored to them, see a Ninja Warrior complete some pretty cool obstacle…