Back to school during Covid-19

As we prepare for a school year like no other, we spoke with two teachers and an administrator about their upcoming challenges, and how our church family can pray. Teachers: Jason Blume Heather Schlueter Rob Ullrich Interviewer: Jim Killam Recorded Monday, Aug. 17,...

Trusting God when ‘why’ goes unanswered

by Pastor Chuck Rife | 3-minute read   COVID-19 continues to run its course and affect each of our lives. No one is excluded. I know many in our church family, especially our elderly, are sheltered in place and feeling cut off from life, family and friends. Our...

And now a Word from our sponsor

by Jim Killam | 4-minute read   Uncertainty, dread and anger soak our culture this summer. Let’s take a break. Here are a few Scripture passages, some thoughts from various writers, and some peaceful photos of God’s creation to help counteract all of that....

Aliens, seafaring monks and trust

by Jim Killam | 6-minute read   The 1997 sci-fi film Contact, based on the book by Carl Sagan, made an unusually good attempt to reconcile science and faith. Both share a search for truth and “a thirst for wonder” that sometimes neither wants to acknowledge about...

Q&R with Pastor Luke: June 2020

by Jim Killam | 10-minute read   In this “everything but the kitchen sink” interview, Lead Pastor Luke Uran talks about adjusting to a unique season, the Ten Commandments sermon series, the national conversation on race, COVID-19 and gathering again for worship....

Graduation during COVID-19

Our high-school students’ lives have been scrambled by COVID-19. Meredith Domanico, Director of Student Ministries, talks with two new graduates about what they miss, what God has been teaching them … and what they hope for when society re-opens....