Friendship & Community
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Love has a bigger table (Blessings from an Unsuccessful Church Merger Part 5)
Participating in this observance with these believers we had come to know and serve alongside filled me with awe and gratitude. Not only was I being welcomed at the Lord's Table - a…
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I’m Invited to the Table of the Lord: The Lord’s Table & Hospitality
This understanding that I am accepted and personally invited to the Lord's Table (like I invite people to MY table) has given me such joy - such settled satisfaction - in participating in…
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Corporate Celebration: The Lord’s Table and 1 Corinthians 11
Reframing the solemn ordinance and observance into the context of community, family, and corporate celebration was very new to me. It was also relieving to finally understand the social context of the social…
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The Lifegiving Table: A Venture into Hospitality & Table Discipleship
"All table-talk discussions, love given, and beauty cultivated at our table are for the purpose of making real our Savior and calling those who share life with us to serve Him their whole…
- Ezra, Family, Fatherhood, Friendship & Community, Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Little Brother, Motherhood, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings
Confessions of a reluctant swim team mom
So, here's a few things that I learned and enjoyed about being a swim team mom (albeit, a reluctant one). Our family is resilient and has grown in our capabilities. As we progressed…
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Seven Years of Grace
I'm so thankful that the people at GBC have stayed by our side for the last seven years. They have supported us with their presence, their prayers, their resources, and their love.
- Christmas, Family, Friendship & Community, Homeschooling, Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings
Our Moravian-Inspired Family Christmas Lovefeast
This past week, our family had the cherished opportunity to host a Moravian-inspired Christmas lovefeast in our home. I want to share the story behind what prompted us to plan this celebration, as…
- Beauty in the Mess, Friendship & Community, Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Writing and blogging
What does a “mommy blog” have to do with local church ministry?
Our local church is hosting a missions conference unlike any missions conferences I’ve ever seen (and I’ve seen a lot). The “Grace on Mission Conference” is running for the entire month of March,…
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A King James Version (KJV) Audio Bible for Women
My mom has been reading to me since I was born. So I called her up and asked her to take on the immense endeavor of narrating the first-ever (to my knowledge) King…
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How God Led Us to Our Church Home & 6 Reasons We’ve Stayed
It was two years ago today, on July 19, 2015, that we stepped into Grace Bible Church for the first time. I remember the date quite vividly because it was a series of…
