New Life Blog

Normal Mom Text: “Hey mom, let’s have lunch on Tuesday! Oh, and can I borrow your cupcake pan?” My Text Today: “Eeeek – Mommy – we just had a really big earthquake and I was home alone and David ran up from the church to protect me!!!!” Way to get...

These days, there is quite a bit of talk around the water cooler as well as chatter on the air waves surrounding the idea of taking a knee for this or that. Is it right? Is it wrong? Is it patriotic? Is it a right? Is taking a knee taking a stand?  Now before you think that you are reading...

It’s been a number of years now since it happened, but I still remember it. Everyone in Gahanna was stunned. Word of the tragedy was spreading quickly. It was being reported that several of our local high school students heading out for lunch that day had just been involved in a serious car...

When people in a small group break confidentiality it can damage a group because it destroys the trust that is needed for community to grow. If this ever happens, take it seriously...

This is a question I get asked regularly. Obviously, this won't be the exact answer for every church, but at our church small groups are fundamentaL to how we do ministry - so here's the 6 purposes I tell people...