Finding Grace in the Word

Finding Grace in the Word

by | Nov 15, 2018 | Acts 2 Community Voices

By Noelle Hotaling Growing up, we never talked about God.  I grew up Catholic, but we were never a big practicing Catholic family.  I went to CCD (Catholic children’s religious education), got all of my sacraments, and when I was in 6thgrade, stopped doing anything...
Choosing Gratitude

Choosing Gratitude

by | Oct 11, 2018 | Acts 2 Community Voices

By Janean Hazelwood Janean Hazelwood has been a member of Acts 2 since 2015. As part of our Grateful series, she is sharing how gratitude has made a difference in her life. The last ten years have brought some of the most daunting challenges of my life. They have also...
Choosing Gratitude

Getting to “Enough”

by | Oct 4, 2018 | Acts 2 Community Voices

By Jeff Hedrick I spent most of my life consumed by working hard to ensure I had enough for my future. Looking back, I don’t believe this was out of a sense of greed, but rather the fear that comes from relying solely on myself. So, five years ago, I left my job in...
Find Your Fire

Find Your Fire

by | Sep 17, 2018 | Acts 2 Community Voices

By Stacy Bozarth “Some women fear the fire. Others tend their God-given fire and use it to light up their hearts and the world. Let’s be THOSE women.” As I heard those words spoken in a video this week at MOPS, I literally cheered out loud. MOPS is our Mothers of...
Finding God on a Rooftop

Finding God on a Rooftop

by | Sep 13, 2018 | Acts 2 Community Voices

By Melissa Nelms Stifling heat. Long days. Hard work. A little blood, a little sweat, and a whole lot of Jesus. Sounds like the perfect way for a group of teenagers from Edmond, Okla. to spend a week of summer vacation. Well, maybe not, but Hailey Grimmett and her...