Staff Blog

The other night, as my wife was praying for us, she said something odd. "Lord, we thank You for Your provision... And that You've gifted us with the ability and drive to work hard. We're grateful for this 'hard-earned provision.'" The phrase struck me... First in its' peculiarity and then in...

Steven Furtick: When we think of grace, we often see it as a gentle, forgiving aspect to our salvation. It waits idly for us to make a mistake so it can go into action. But there is another side to grace that we often don’t see. Grace is an infinite force. It is central to our existence...

Kelly Tibbitts shared many different resources that have made an impact in her personal journey towards emotional health.

As August marches quickly toward September, we find ourselves past the apex of daylight in the northern hemisphere, each day becoming slightly shorter than the last. We also find ourselves in the midst of that time in the church year called simply, “Ordinary Time.” Even if...

If you know me, you know that I LOVE singing, I LOVE people, and I LOVE Jesus. Combine all these loves and you have an excited young woman on FIRE for God who loves to sing on the worship team and bring people into the basement of her favorite mill. On May 19th, I became Ally the Intern. I am...

Many people in our community face a similar experience. Whether it is someone coming off the street, someone who lost their home, a mother trying to support herself and her child, or someone coming from a recovery center, they each face the difficult task of making a house a home.

I saw this article on NPR this morning, and it really challenged the way I picture Jesus... What do you think? Would you want this statue out in front of Harbor? A new religious statue in the town of Davidson, N.C., is unlike anything you might see in church. The statue depicts Jesus as a...

That is what Jesus is saying in Matthew 5:21-26. If you sin, you sin. There is no need for further description with the use of words such as mini, unintentional, mammoth, deserved or compensated when it comes to defining sin. Jesus is saying just that. Let’s call it what it is, a sin. Finch or...

When my needs are not met, when I get tired, hungry or when those around me fail at doing what I expect, I find myself angry. Jesus says- I’m telling you that anyone who is so much as angry with a brother or sister is guilty of murder.

Some might consider me special... While people typically only get one stomach virus per season, I GOT TWO! In five days, no less. From Saturday to Sunday... I was a mess. Then healed and happy-go-lucky Monday and Tuesday, then again... explosively rejecting all foods and liquids (and words of...