Draw Near Advent 2025 At Christmas, we celebrate the birth of Christ our Savior, God who comes near to us, arriving in the vulnerability of a newborn. But before we reach the manger, we move through Advent, a season shaped by longing. Longing for God to draw near, and longing for the broken places in
Author Archives Micah Vandgrift
Empowered
Empowered November 2025 Our own stories of faith are powerful but we are also part of a larger story of faith with those who have gone before us and learned to follow Jesus in their own time and place. Their stories and witness have formed us and still inform us today as we are empowered
Dream On
Dream On October 2025 God loves the dreamer. We have all kinds of reasons to worry right now: economic instability, job insecurity, the rising cost of everything. Yet, we need to look beyond the present moment, stop living in fear, and adopt an abundance mindset. We should follow kingdom economics and dream big! Dreams can
Practicing Our Faith
Practicing Our Faith Fall 2025 We cannot practice our faith alone; it is communal in nature. And while that isn’t always easy, it is helpful to know that we aren’t meant to figure it all out alone. The book of James was written to encourage Christians across the world in facing the challenge of living
With a Little Help
With a Little Help From My Friends August 2025 Making (and keeping) friends as adults is not easy. Our time is limited, we have often been disappointed in the past, and it can be hard to trust new people. In our highly digitized and “connected” world, where it appears as if people are thriving with
Summer With Friends 2025 – Our Favorites
Summer With Friends – Our Favorites July 2025 We’re inviting some friends to come over this summer to join us in our mission of transforming lives through teaching and service. Over the next four weeks, we will welcome Micah, Katie, Jamelle, and Trent to worship with us as they share some favorite passages of scripture.
Cancelling The Noise
Cancelling The Noise June 2025 Our world is full of a lot of noise and voices that tell us where to go, what to do, and who to believe. The truth is, the voices we listen to, day in and day out, shape us and how we engage with the world around us. So how
Sermon on the Mount: a Beginners Guide to the Kingdom of Heaven
Sermon on the Mount Eastertide 2025 The Sermon on the Mount is unique to the gospel of Matthew and central to the gospel’s understanding of the kingdom of heaven. In it, Jesus is presented as a new Moses who interprets Torah and offers wisdom and practical instruction on the way to live the way God
Wandering Heart
Wandering Heart LENT 2025 Peter was one of Jesus’ most famous disciples. Throughout scripture we see him drop his nets and follow Jesus, walk on water, run to the empty tomb, and even swim to the shore to meet the risen Christ. Peter is shown as one who keeps searching and yearning and loving, even
Love Your Neighbor
Love Your Neighbor February 2025 This teaching from Jesus is one of the most direct we see in scripture: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as













