Stories of Hope

  My husband’s willingness to share in church about porn could have surprised me. Yet when he told me God was nudging him, it didn’t. God can do that - call us to risk transparency. I respect Doug for listening and being vulnerable in sharing so publicly.

  I think you would enjoy being in the room when our five passionate, excited, sometimes LOUD zone coordinators meet. They meet together once a month to share what is going on in each area of ministry and to draw support and encouragement from each other.

  If the scriptures were turned into a Hollywood film, it would be rated “R” for nudity, sexual content and violence.

  Have you ever stopped to consider what goes into preparing a Sunday morning service? The first people show up here before 7:30 a.m.

  “The first day my head was spinning,” Krista said, remembering the day when she began her new duties as a member of the Counting Committee. “Today we did it! We balanced!”   “It’s definitely been a learning curve,” Helen added. “Now it should be fun because we’re more confident, less stressed and taking less time. In fact, we were finished an hour earlier than last week!”   For the last few weeks the two women have met weekly to count the money that the deacons deposit into the church safe every Sunday.