The Adventure of Prayer

The Adventure of Prayer

By Melissa Nelms As someone who has grown up in and now works in the church, I have found prayer to be surprisingly challenging. On its face, prayer seems so simple, but life-creating, life-changing prayer takes a level of vulnerability with which I’ve only recently...
Filling Our Souls with Scripture

Filling Our Souls with Scripture

By John Vick Can you think of a time in your life when you were the busiest? Maybe it was your first year of marriage. Maybe it was after your first child was born. Maybe it was in college. Maybe it’s right now! As human beings, it seems as if we tend to stay pretty...
Searching for Solitude

Searching for Solitude

Last fall, I stepped out of my comfort zone and did something new that turned out to be the best thing I’ve done for myself. I attended a Five-Day Academy for Spiritual Formation called “Heaven on Earth: Finding the Center in Uncentered Times.” I knew going into this...
Creating and Sustaining Friendships

Creating and Sustaining Friendships

By Rev. Andy Nelms Creating friendships as an adult is hard. Sustaining those friendships is even harder. Between work, family, and the pressures of everyday life, “investing in friendships” often gets moved to the bottom of our to-do list. However, I believe it is...
12 Tips to Strengthen your Marriage

12 Tips to Strengthen your Marriage

by Mark and Chantelle Foster 1. C: In arguments, there are no winners. If you feel you’ve won an argument, you’ve actually lost in the relationship department. Having a safe place to disagree is important. M: Yep. 2. C: The correct answer is, “You look great!” When...
Finding Our Way to One Church

Finding Our Way to One Church

By Kelly Davis Can you imagine a time before the smart phones that we all carry now? There was no calling or texting people at all hours of the day. And getting directions was not as easy as just typing an address into your phone. Back during those pre-smart phone...