Michael Craig

Imagine with me for a moment walking into a home filled with the smells of a Thanksgiving feast. Then sitting down at the table to the mouth-watering assortment of turkey & stuffing, hot buttered rolls, various casseroles and pies. But, once the full plate has been placed in front of you and the food blessed - instead of actually taking your fork and knife and eating the meal in front of you, you simply got up from the table and walked away. You had seen and smelled the food - but you never...

As we move into July two things will be happening in the life of our church: First, we will be taking an intentional break from all the regular rhythms of ministry (with the exception of Sunday worship), and Pastor Andrew will be taking a much needed one month sabbatical. With that in mind, I thought it would be helpful to spend some time thinking together about God’s good design for ‘rest’. You may have never thought about it. Or this might sound a lot like justifying laziness. It’s a good...

Since May is Foster Care Awareness Month, the blog for the next 4 weeks will be devoted to Foster Care and helping believers understand how and why they should get involved in this ministry (Written by Emily Craig) I’m not sure what comes to mind when you hear, “foster care” - maybe it's an awful story you heard on the news. Maybe you automatically think that foster care is someone else’s calling but not yours. Maybe you think you are past the point in life to foster children. Or maybe you...