Lent

Day 40: Celebration

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…
Liz Carder
April 20, 2019
Lent

Day 39: Good Friday

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…
Jeremy Neckers
April 19, 2019
Lent

Day 38: Stations of the Cross

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.…
Jennifer Stanley
April 17, 2019
Lent

Day 37: Celebration

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…
Jeremy Neckers
April 16, 2019
Lent

Day 36: Guidance; His Still Small Voice

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…
Ralph Dowling
April 16, 2019
Lent

Day 35: Trusting God’s Guidance

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,…
Eric Andrews
April 14, 2019
Lent

Day 34: Worship: Our Response to His Seeking

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…
Bobby Moran
April 11, 2019
Lent

Day 33: Heaven and Earth Collide

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…
Melia Ozbun
April 11, 2019
Lent

Day 32: Simple Worship

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…
Jill Dubois
April 11, 2019
Lent

Day 31: Compelled to Confess

Compelled to Confess Written by Gus Goggin Proverbs 28:13 Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy. Jesus had this strange habit of forgiving people of their sins. Two thousand years later, we accept that part…
Gus Goggin
April 9, 2019