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Reminiscing...

By Michelle Conti  |  September 7, 2010
So... I'm a senior this year. Weird. Last night at service planning Dave started talking a bit about when he first met Nate and how crazy it is to think about how much...
Keywords: college ministry, freshman  |   0 comments

Sea Slugs

By Nate Bebout  |  September 2, 2010
I love shows about our planet. Whether it's the Discovery channel's mind-blowing series "Planet Earth" or the more recent documentary "Life" or even the ever popular, old school PBS show "Nova" ...
Keywords: beauty, creation  |   0 comments

This Is How We Do It

By Sarah Wells  |  August 25, 2010
How many truths of God are written on your heart? For how readily available the Scriptures are today in print, I cannot say that they are readily available on my tongue, in answer to others struggles, concerns, or worries. As I go about my daily tasks at work and at home, there are countless times when I wish I could pull up that one thing that I remember reading once or twice about this particular issue, and oh, how it would be encouraging or helpful! Montel Jordan just can't help me out here.

Maybe she's born with it. Maybe it's Maybelline.

By Sarah Wells  |  June 8, 2010
Several weeks ago I found myself an hour away from home after a medical procedure wearing office attire, no change of clothes and no makeup.

A Word From Ben

By Josh Sumpter  |  May 30, 2010
I saw that one student had left a fairly large comment. Now usually it is the youth leaders that teach the students, but I was humbled as one student poured out his heart - writing about how God is working in his life.
Keywords: love, missional, serving, teen, youth  |   0 comments

Good People, Huh?

By Josh Sumpter  |  April 21, 2010
Everyone seems like they have it together. Church becomes equated with the "good" place, while everyone else and the world is "bad." The reality for many people is that the church is a cold place for broken souls.
Keywords: church, grace, love, missional, sin  |   0 comments

A Quick Glimpse @ Missional 5 Stones

By Josh Sumpter  |  April 6, 2010
One of the reasons that I began attending 5 Stones was the focus on being missional in the community. (This is not supposed to be an advertisement, but it may be...) Check it out.

when in wonderland...

By David Sherwood  |  March 13, 2010
Absolem, a hookah smoking 3 inch caterpillar in the new “Alice in Wonderland” movie asks Alice a simple but profound question: Who are you?

Is THE SHACK heresy? Are the Chronicles of Narnia?

By David Sherwood  |  March 5, 2010
We knew it would happen eventually. Frankly we thought it would happen far sooner and in far greater quantity than we have seen to date. But we knew The Shack was edgy enough to prompt some significant backlash, which is why so many publishing companies didn’t want to take it on at the beginning.
Keywords: book discussion  |   2 comments

The Red Tent by Anita Diamant

By Sarah Wells  |  February 8, 2010
In preparation for our book discussion on The Red Tent in February, I'd like to walk through the biblical account of the marriages of Leah and Rachel and what happened in Shechem. I think it will be interesting to look at this account vs. what is given by Anita through Dinah in The Red Tent, and consider these stories as they relate to us today.
Keywords: book discussion  |   0 comments

Shoveling, More Shoveling...and well, Shoveling.

By Josh Sumpter  |  February 6, 2010
Two days ago the weather man said we would get 1-2 feet of snow. I laughed. The snow laughed back as it fell all night. And so here I am today, exhausted. Why, you might ask?

God-Moments at McDonalds

By Josh Sumpter  |  January 13, 2010
McDonalds. A cup of coffee. Hash browns. McMuffins. Sitting next to an awesome youth leader for conversation. Forty minutes. This is a quick glimpse of the setting experienced with Josh Derr on Wednesday morning...

Re-Defining Success

By David Sherwood  |  May 29, 2009
How does a church, ministry, or leader define "success?" What should we measure and evaluate to define impact?
Keywords: metrics, success  |   0 comments

Extreme Ecclesiology and College Ministry

By David Sherwood  |  May 27, 2009
Extreme ecclesiology and campus ministry: "Church why bother?" or Do college students need to attend a "church?" Especially if they are already involved in campus ministry.

The 5 D’s of Leadership

By David Sherwood  |  May 16, 2009
Years ago I did a study of Joseph. On his way to God's ultimate plan, Joseph (as well as many other leaders) experienced five specific phases on the road to his destiny. This week we'll talk about the four phases (or D's) most leaders experience.
Keywords: joseph, leadership  |   0 comments