Katie Kafka, one of our teachers, shared this meaningful message with us at our Women's Christmas event on December 6th. We hope it sparks joy for you as it did for all of us in the room. Oftentimes, we celebrate Christmas with moments of merriment: with holly-jolly and oh-what-fun. I can hear the Charlie Brown …
Spring 2024 – We’ve been waiting for you!
Green buds on trees, tulips emerging from the ground, and basketball tournaments in full-swing - I'm enjoying all the signs of Springtime and hope you are too! Our Women’s Ministry has a unique role to share and promote a biblical identity for women. This Spring we're offering a new class to help you learn and grow …
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Prepare Him Room
In our Bible studies this Fall we looked at the bigger story that all of scripture is telling. It’s an epic tale of God’s plan to redeem his people who have been held captive by sin. God prepared a place and a time for His own Son to enter the story, to be our Redeemer. …
What is God’s Kingdom?
Throughout our study this session - From Beginning to Forever: A Study of the Grand Narrative of Scripture - we have been completing a chart on the Status of the Kingdom. The definition of God’s Kingdom is God’s people in God’s place under God’s rule and blessing. We saw that in the beginning God created …
Living Righteous in a Wicked World
By Jessica McKillip This week’s study in Habakkuk 2:6-17 covered the second part of God’s response to Habakkuk’s lament. Last week, we saw God telling Habakkuk that the “righteous shall live by faith” in total trust and dependance on God. This week we see the contrasting path—the life of the wicked. The righteous man submits to and …
Common Themes
Like many of you, I'm looking forward to diving deeper into the little book of Habakkuk this session. With just a little under 60 verses total, this poetic prophecy can easily be overlooked. Yet, its kernel truth is quoted three times in the New Testament and its themes are ones that are relevant thousands of …
What Child Is This?
By Mary Wenzl The Christmas carol, “What Child is This,” has been my favorite carol since I was a little girl. I loved the melodious tune and the words. I sing in the alto range, and the song usually has a lovely harmony part that is easy for me to sing. It was one of the first …
O Holy Night
Written in the mid-1800s to commemorate the renovation of an organ in a small village church in France, O Holy Night has known its fair share of popularity and controversy over the years. Did you know the music itself was written by a Jewish composer who also wrote the scores to many ballets and operas? …
Two Choices
By Gail Peo Do you ever wonder how people can hear or see the same things and come to radically different conclusions? Elijah knew that the Israelites were torn between two opinions: following the LORD or following Baal. He proposed a challenge to the people to determine who was the superior god. “Now let them …
When Life Goes from Bad to Worse
By Ashley Synowicki How do you typically handle life when it feels like everything is going from bad to worse? That was the question we were asked this week as we followed Elijah from the brook of Cherith to the town of Zarephath. Elijah had just spent approximately 18 months isolated and alone at a …
Equip Her 