You can't eliminate stress, but you can learn to control stress before it controls you. Mary Southerland transforms the promises of the Twenty-third Psalm into easy-to-implement,...
Posted by Mary Southerland on 11/17/2022
A three-session retreat or conference topic exploring the power of hope. Anchor passage is 1 Peter1:3-9Session 1: A Living HopeSession 2: Trials are Our TeachersSession 3: The Dance...
In your interaction with fellow believers, how often have you asked yourself, is this what Christ-centeredness looks like? Why are so many of the faithful so miserable and unproductive?...
Posted by Gloria Crawford Henderson on 11/13/2022
One question, and your answer makes all the difference! Do you believe that you matter? Not 'does someone else say I matter?' but 'what do I say - do I believe that I matter?' The...
Posted by Sue Bowles on 11/11/2022
Do you know someone who has struggled with or is struggling with the question of our purpose in this world? What does God have to do with establishing meaning for human life? In this...
Posted by Mary Jo Sharp on 10/26/2022
Faith is much more complex than taking a blind leap or “believing in what you know ain’t so.” However, these catch phrases frame a principal conception of faith...
Posted by Mary Jo Sharp on 10/26/2022
At a time when de-conversion stories have become all too common, Mary Jo gives an earnest response through sharing her own journey of struggling with hypocrisy in the church and with...
Posted by Mary Jo Sharp on 10/26/2022
In the search for truth about God and man, Mary Jo encountered some “strange things” about the nature of our world. She uncovered the existence of two transcendentals—goodness...
Posted by Mary Jo Sharp on 10/26/2022
A growing objection to Christianity is based in the attitudes and behaviors of Christians themselves. “I don’t want to go to church, it’s full of hypocrites.”...
Posted by Mary Jo Sharp on 10/26/2022
Doubting belief in God doesn’t always end in a deconversion. Mary Jo shares her story of how hypocrisy in the church caused her to question her faith. She then offers a realistic...
Posted by Mary Jo Sharp on 10/26/2022
Engaging in conversation can seem intimidating at times. This session will focus on four elements of good dialogue; including how to use common questions to uncover what people really...
Posted by Mary Jo Sharp on 10/26/2022
What are the Gifts God gives us that allow us to thrive in a relationship with Him and one another?LoveGraceFaith Hope In your busyness, do you ever run right by the gifts...
Posted by Mary K Dunn on 10/25/2022