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The Continuing Presence of Our Loved Ones After Death

Death hurts. When someone we love dies, nothing can simply “fix” that loss. The absence feels real. The silence can feel overwhelming.

We often speak of seeing our loved ones again in heaven someday. The church teaches us to trust in life after death. But is that all we are given to hold onto as we walk through the sharp reality of grief?

There is goo...

Give Church a Try

The church does not claim to have every answer. What it offers—at its best—is inspiration, connection, service and insight. In seasons that feel especially heavy or uncertain, those gifts can matter deeply.

3/1/26

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Advice for Young Adults in a Broken World: Living with Light When Trust Is Hard

In times of endemic distrust, how can we resist cynicism in a broken world and choose clarity, conscience, and faith instead? How can we stand better, more fully, in God’s light—learning how small acts of faithfulness and responsibility can keep hope alive when trust feels fragile?

2/22/26

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Next Level Love: Challenge Accepted

The human race is being challenged by God to level up the love! When Jesus was preaching His most famous sermon he challenged the people to see the Commandments as more than a list of laws and regulations, saying multiple times “You have heard it said… but I say to you…” (Mt. 5:21, 27, 33, 38, 43)

Today the Lord challenges us to see how all divine law (The Word) shows us what love really is, and ...

Don’t Give Up: It’s Not All for Nothing

We all start out as adults with dreams of who we might become and what we might contribute to this world. But at some point in life, we realize that it’s not always easy. In hard times, hope can fade, and we may feel tempted to give up on those dreams.

God never abandons us, and God is the one who planted those dreams within us in the first place. The path may not look the way we expected, bu...

Finding God in the Wilderness of Life

In this message, we’ll explore the story of Elijah and the Widow from 1 Kings 17—a powerful reminder that God's presence often meets us in life’s most desolate and difficult places. What we may see as barren or broken, the Lord can transform into spaces of provision, growth, and unexpected grace. By learning to seek God in the “wilderness” moments of our lives, we open ourselves to a deeper tru...

Still Struggling: The Lone Road Around Loss

We all experience loss. The journey through grief is long and complex. How might we hold the journey in a way that brings at least a degree of comfort?

1/25/26

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Soul-Level Freedom

We often believe that material things create freedom. In our culture, it feels like a simple equation: more money equals more freedom. Yet there are deeper forms of freedom—freedom at the soul level—that nourish our well-being in ways we can hardly imagine. This kind of freedom is a God-given blessing.

1/18/26

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Choosing Focus in a Distracted Year

We are called to widen our vision and sharpen our focus — to join the journey of seeing what God invites us to see with ever greater clarity.

1/11/26

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Breaking the Routine

We can all get caught in ruts, stuck in set ways of seeing the world. As the year starts, what a great time to think about breaking the routines that no longer serve.

1/4/26

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Gathering “It” in the New Year

God always provides it—and when we gather it first, we do a lot less fruitless searching and worrying—What is "it?”

This week, as we approach the New Year, we will look at God’s priorities for us, and how putting first things first on a daily basis opens our eyes to notice and live into the peace and happiness God want us to have!

with Alan Cowley

12/28/25

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Celebrate Christmas Eve

Join us for our Christmas Eve Service! Come experience the joy, warmth, and wonder of Christmas with a special family service.

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Christmas Eve

12/24/25

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Christmas Part III: Gifts and Givers

Let’s work on this together, discovering the true gifts and learning how to be true givers. During Advent, we are invited to look beyond what is exchanged and see what is received from God: love, peace, truth, and new life. As we open ourselves to these heavenly gifts, we are also formed into people who give from the heart. This week, we reflect on how receiving from the Lord leads us to give wi...

Christmas I: Light One Candle

This Christmas season let’s welcome God’s light entering the places where we feel darkness, uncertainty, or weariness. Just as a single candle can brighten an entire room – one act of compassion, one step of faith, one moment of hope opens our lives to that light this Christmas.

12/7/25

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Breaking Free from Your Inner Pharaoh

There are things in your mind that want to keep you trapped. Come learn God’s plan to break you out of there! When I speak about “breaking free from Pharaoh,” I’m talking about the inner rulers that corner us with worry, shame, distraction, or that relentless inner critic that never seems satisfied. Scripture shows this pattern again and again, and Swedenborg opens it with such tenderness, remi...

Grateful For All the Ways We Are Connected

In this season of reflection, let’s pause with gratitude and notice the beautiful network of connections that holds us together. Whether through shared moments, quiet acts of kindness, or the unseen spiritual bonds that unite every human heart, we are part of something larger, living, and deeply good. May this be a time to appreciate not only the people close to us, but also the divine lov...

No more “If.” No more “When.”

Part of gratitude is opening ourselves up to the miracles that surround us. We can get there if we can drop our equations for happiness – equations that start with “If” or “When.”

11/16/25

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A New Way to Define "Greatness", a New Way to Rediscover Joy

In a world that often defines greatness through power, status, and self-promotion, Jesus offers a radically different vision. One where true greatness is found in humility, service, and a heart aligned with God’s purpose. Let’s look at greatness through the eyes of service, where humility reshapes our relationships and joy runs deep. When we live to serve, God’s love move...

The Shape of Joy: A Humble Heart

The shape of joy bends outward. And to bend, it depends on our desire to embrace a life-giving humility. Freed from distortions, we are open to God and open to others.

From the service aired on 11/2/25

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