by Mike Crump | Jan 28, 2025 | Anxiety, Christian Life, Featured, Gospel, Worship
“So the woman left her water jar…” Such a simple statement of fact, yet the implications are glorious and worthy of consideration. The woman at the well in John 4 was seen as a social outcast, and appeared to be living up to the reputation she had gained. She was a...
by Merdith Neufeld | Jan 22, 2025 | Christian Life, Featured, Gospel, Purpose, Worship
by Meredith Neufeld Summer. One simple word that stirs up long held experiences, memories, and feelings. Leisurely days and warm nights outside. Grilling and catching lightning bugs. Jumping off diving boards into a crystal clear pool. Family reunions, beach trips,...
by Mike Crump | Jan 2, 2025 | Anxiety, Christian Life, Featured, Gospel, Joy, Love
I have a love/hate relationship with new year’s resolutions. There is something significant about the birth of a new year that brings about reflection and a desire to do more things, accomplish more goals, and even “become more” personally. As followers of...
by Mike Crump | Sep 29, 2024 | Anxiety, Christian Life, Church, Featured, Gospel, Rest
“Be still, and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10a I remember being a teenager and hearing the beginning of Psalm 46:10 quoted all the time. That was the mid 90’s and there seemed to be a way of thinking about life in the church that was often summed up in the saying,...
by Mike Crump | Aug 29, 2024 | Christian Life, Featured, Gospel, Parenting, Purpose
I love compartmentalization. Organization and clear parameters in life help to provide clarity for decision making and future plans. Like a well designed closet, each item of clothing or every pair of shoes has its place and to disrupt that is to sow chaos, or at...
by Mike Crump | Jul 2, 2024 | Anxiety, Christian Life, Featured, Gospel, Suffering
“Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.” Ecc. 1:2 The book of Ecclesiates is one of my favorite books of the Bible because of how honest it is about life in this temporal world. In many ways the “Preacher” of Ecclesiastes sounds...