Connekkt Pics from Higher Ground Summer Camp!
This summer from July 4-10, many of our preteens, teens and leaders spent the week in Townsend, TN for the annual Higher Ground Summer Camp. Here are just a few photos from the week!
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Hope & Humility: Part Six – Intermissions of Light in the Darkness
11/10/2024 - Hope & Humility: Part Six - Intermissions of Light in the Darkness TThis Sunday we discussed two stories in Mark chapter 12: the greatest commandment, and the widows offering. These stories represent light, joy, and hope in the midst of a dark...
Hope & Humility: Part Five – All Saints, Elections, and Sacred Citizenship
11/03/2024 - Hope & Humility: Part Five - All Saints, Elections, and Sacred Citizenship Today's "All Saints Sunday" message reminds us that we belong to something far greater than our current political moment – the communion of saints, a wild and beautiful...
Hope & Humility: Part Four – The Blind Man Who Sees
10/27/2024 - Hope & Humility: Part Four - The Blind Man Who Sees This Sunday we dove into the story of blind Bartimaeus in Mark chapter ten. Sometimes this seems like a simple story of a healing, but it turns out there's more Bartimaeus than we first realized. He...
Hope & Humility: Part Three – From Bias to Breakthrough
10/20/2024 - Hope & Humility: Part Three - From Bias to Breakthrough What can two of Jesus' more impulsive disciples teach us about overcoming our biases? Today's message explores how challenging our assumptions can transform our faith, our politics, our...
Hope & Humility: Part Two – The Center
10/13/2024 - Hope & Humility: Part Two - The Center In Mark chapter 10, Jesus is approached by a man who wants eternal life. He has faithfully lived the commandments, but Jesus asks him to sell everything, give it to the poor, and follow him. The story is often...
Hope & Humility: Part One – Faithful Dissent
10/06/2024 - Hope & Humility: Part One - Faithful Dissent What can Job's resilience and Jesus' unexpected stance on divorce teach us about faithful, Christlike civic engagement in today's polarized world? Discover how these two stories challenge our modern...
The Book of James???
9/29/2024 - The Book of James The book of James??? Description: as we conclude our September study of the book of James, we look at both the beginning and the end of the letter. As we do, so, we are confronted by two questions: (1) How important is a name? And (2)...
The Grapes of Wrath, Community, and the Art of Stopping
9/22/2024 - The Grapes of Wrath, Community, and the Art of Stopping What can Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath" teach us about building authentic Christian community? In our non-stop world, could the simple act of stopping be the key to deepening our faith and...
Practical Discussion: Discipleship
9/15/2024 - Practical Discussion: Discipleship Jesus compares a neglected or poorly formed faith to a half-built tower, seen and ridiculed by onlookers. What practices can we take up that would lead us to a more vibrant and fully formed faith? Our services are...
The Power of the Tongue
9/15/2024 - The Power of the Tongue In today's message, we dive deep into the power of words. Drawing from James 3, we explore how our speech both reflects our hearts and directs our hearts. Our services are streamed every Sunday on our YouTube channel...