From the Pastor’s Desk
Misty Barrett Misty Barrett

From the Pastor’s Desk

I encourage you to read Matthew 6:25-34.

Francis Chan, Author of the Book Crazy Love, says, “Worry implies that we don’t quite trust that God is big enough, powerful enough, or loving enough to take care of what is happening in our lives. Stress says the things we are involved in are important enough to merit our impatience, our lack of grace towards others, or our tight grip of control. Basically, these two behaviors communicate that it’s okay to sin and not trust God because the stuff in my life is somehow exceptional. Both worry and stress reek of arrogance. They declare our tendency to forget that we’ve been forgiven, that our lives are brief… and that in the context of God’s strength, our problems are small, indeed.”

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From the Pastor’s Desk
Misty Barrett Misty Barrett

From the Pastor’s Desk

One of the lessons we all learn sooner or later is to let go of the hope for a better past. Despite the obvious futility of this universal hope, we see people wasting years of their lives hanging on to it.

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From the Pastor’s Desk
Misty Barrett Misty Barrett

From the Pastor’s Desk

Della Little once shared with us a little piece of paper that contained some very wise and beautiful words…

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From the Pastor’s Desk
Misty Barrett Misty Barrett

From the Pastor’s Desk

Have you ever read or heard someone say something and you just knew, I mean, you just knew, that it was written or spoken just for your benefit?

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The Lord of Beginning Again
Misty Barrett Misty Barrett

The Lord of Beginning Again

One of the lessons we all learn sooner or later is to let go of the hope for a better past. Despite the apparent futility of this universal hope for a better history, we see people wasting years of their lives hanging on to this hope that things will get better even if they do nothing…

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Easter
Misty Barrett Misty Barrett

Easter

The first Easter occurred on the first day of the week after the Passover Sabbath. The first day of the week became the Christian's "Sabbath rest" (Heb. 4:1-11), the time of weekly Christian celebration of the resurrection…

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Holy Week
Misty Barrett Misty Barrett

Holy Week

Holy Week commemorates the events immediately preceding the crucifixion. This is the most solemn time during the church year…

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Easter Traditions
Misty Barrett Misty Barrett

Easter Traditions

Most of the popular associations with Easter come from pagan traditions rather than Christian. However, traditionally, the church has taken these pagan elements and "converted" them to convey Christian principles…

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