Food at WB

posted October 30, 2008 by Don Graffam | |

Hey all, Just wanted to send a quick note before we all move into weekend mode.  As I mentioned last weekend, we’ll be hosting Buffalo Wild Wings this Saturday for dinner.  We’ve planned for about 150 people.  This is always a guess for us so I hope we hit the right number; however, as always, we’ll be serving our regular menu at the same time and if things happen to…

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The Great Divide

posted October 30, 2008 by Steve Whicker | |

When I lived in Colorado, one of my favorite places to get away for extended times of solitude was the Glen Eyrie conference center in Colorado Springs. This phenomenal canyon is nestled at the north end of a park called The Garden of the Gods. I learned a valuable lesson about choosing solitude on one of my extended retreats. It was early in the morning, pitch black outside my cabin door….

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The Awakened Church

posted October 23, 2008 by Don Graffam | |

I’ve heard so many people talk about how the Awaken series is helping them lock into a time with God and be exposed to his life-changing teachings.  What a great thing!  It’s fun to hear when this is happening to us as individuals but I also look forward to what it will do to us as a church.  What happens when 10,000 people in one area of the world all…

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The School of Prayer

posted October 22, 2008 by Steve Whicker | |

By far, Jesus’ best-known prayer—what we formally call The Lord’s Prayer—was offered in response to a request His followers made, “Lord, teach us to pray.” At some point in our faith experience, all of us will make a similar request, “teach me to pray.” This week our church is in the school of prayer as part of our Awaken 40-day spiritual growth experience. How does a follower of Christ learn…

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Joe the Plumber and Life Transformation

posted October 16, 2008 by Steve Whicker | |

Thanks to the poor choice of a Southern California plumber—I’ll call him “Joe”—Bible-reading became part of my daily routine. For the past 33 years, I’ve started each day by reading God’s Word. Here’s what happened. I spent my first semester of college living in a dorm that utilized a shared restroom. Much to the delight of the guys in my dorm, Joe the plumber had installed a shut-off valve for…

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