6-square is the most awesomest game ever. It’s four-square plus two and it requires absolutely zero athletic skill to play. And it reveals who is really the competitive people are in your group. But it also gives every kid a chance to get out the adults. And that is always funny.

But that isn’t even really the point of this post. The real point is watching these students lock in to Parker. It’s nothing specific or unique to Parker – it’s the idea that there is this person who “gets us” and “speaks our language.” And because of that – they will listen. They will tune in and hear these wonderful words of wisdom that their parents have been saying for years but it has been unable to penetrated the brain because…they came from their parent’s mouth.

Sunday afternoon, my daughter said – “Parker said this in Sunday school and it was like – YEAH! That’s it! It made total sense!”

Now the truth of the matter is that Amy and I had said that same piece of wisdom for the past 13 years. But she HEARD it from Parker. And that’s why student ministry is so important. Student pastors and volunteers provide that 3rd voice in their world.

I’m a parent before I am a pastor. (And I’m a husband before I’m a parent.) As I’m trying to teach my kids how to listen to the voice of God in their life, I sometimes can get in the way. Or they tune me out. Or I miss His voice because I’m trying to get them to hear my voice. Or sometimes it’s just because kids are kids and they honestly think their parents are idiots. We’re not. And neither are they. BUT my voice (actually, Amy & I’s voice) is that first voice they hear and after time – it can lose it’s punch and priority.

The culture and their friends is the 2nd voice and it increases in volume every year older they get. That’s where a 3rd voice in the mix is huge and that is why student ministry is so crucial. It’s a 3rd voice in the mix trying to help students learn how to hear His voice.

This is especially important for me. Why?

I’ve heard other pastors say – “I’m not just my family’s father/husband but I’m also their pastor.” When I was younger, I think I would have agreed with that statement. Mainly because it sounds super spiritual and smart. It also feeds the ego a bit.

I’m older now with wounds of my own stupidity in parenting. There are days when I am barely doing a decent job as a dad – let alone a pastor. Besides that, I don’t think my kids see me as their pastor. I’m quite sure my wife doesn’t see me that way. Furthermore, they don’t need a pastor in their life near as much as they need me being a good husband and good dad regardless of where my paycheck comes from.

In one sense – yes, I’m my family’s pastor as much as any other man is to his family. I care, I shepherd, I lead, and I serve them as Christ instructs me. But I do so not because my vocation is one of pastor but because that is what it means to be a dad or a husband that follows Jesus.

What I’m trying to say in a very long-winded way I guess is this – I’m not my kids pastor. I’m my kids parent. And I need a 3rd voice in my world for my kids. It’s why I want them around other Jesus-following adults. It’s why I want them at camp and at retreats and staying up late with student volunteers and their youth pastor.

There…glad I got that out of the way.

I have a friend who doesn’t go to church on Mother’s Day because of this. It’s too painful. She was never able to have children. Her relationship with her mother ended when she left her abusive family at age 10. In her words, “Mother’s Day was the annual reminder of how jacked up my life was.” She hated her own mom, she wasn’t a mom. She had no use for Mother’s Day.

I had another friend who avoided Mother’s Day in her younger years for other reasons. She had kids and was an incredible mother. But Mother’s Day was a reminder of the one she aborted as a teenager. I have another friend that has lost a child during childbirth. The church is the last place she wants to be on Mother’s Day.

I feel the tension every year as Mother’s Day approaches. Many people (me included) have incredibly positive “Mom Stories.” Examples of sacrifice, unconditional love, and patience abound with Mom. Many women find great joy and purpose in their identity as being a godly mom. They understand how far-reaching their influence is with their children.

So what is a church supposed to do on Mother’s Day?

I am not in a position to tell any church what they should do on Mother’s Day. The best I can do is communicate what we do and why we do it that way.

We try to walk in that tension. We will show a little 2-3 minute video that celebrates moms. We will also acknowledge that the day isn’t a great day for everyone. For some, it’s a reminder of pains that run deep. We will pray for both kinds of stories then we will move on with the rest of the service. My prayer is that is enough to affirm those who need that as well as give those who dread such days an acknowledgement that they are not alone and there is hope.

Of course, this happens every Sunday. People show up at different places in their story. It could be a high point or a low point. They could be ready to worship, ready to end it all. Some come looking for affirmation, others come looking for answers. Either way, it’s a wise team that tries to at the least have something for them to hold onto.

So for all our mothers and grandmothers – Happy Mother’s Day. You are an inspiration. You are being used by God to change the world, one life at a time.

For all of those who have scars that still hurt on this day – you are not alone. God is near to those crushed in spirit and brokenhearted. May you experience His nearness this weekend.

Nobody plans for life to get messy. Nobody wakes up in the morning and says “I wonder what horrific decisions I can make today that will wreck my life.” Nobody plans for life to get messy or to lose their faith or start a harmful, addictive habit. But it happens and often times we are standing in the wreckage asking the question – “How did I end up here?” The answer to that question is not as complicated as you think.

May 5: How To Lose Your Faith
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May 12: How To Be An Addict
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May 19: GRADUATION SUNDAY! How To Make Foolish Decisions
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May 26: How To Be Dissatisfied
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June 2 How To Commit Adultery
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We announced on Sunday, August 19th, 2012 that we were starting the process of hiring our next full-time Student Pastor. We figured this would be a cool place to document this journey as well as keep you informed of what is going on – as much as we can, anyway.

Thursday, May 9th, 2013
So this weekend is going to be pretty awesome for us. No more keeping things secret. What a process but I’m amped to introduce Parker Dane to the congregation this weekend.

Let me give you an idea of what we’ve put Parker through so far. We first met Parker back in January. Since then we’ve walked through a 16 question application, multiple phone call conversations, not one but TWO weekends of meetings and discussions with the Search Team, the staff, the Council, and youth volunteers. Then we went back to more phone call/video conference interviews. I feel like we not only know him very well, but he has a pretty good feel of who we are as well.

After spending the past three months getting to know Parker, let me highlight two of the many things that impress me about Parker.

Parker loves teenagers. Not “loves teenagers” like he acts like a crazy buffoon with leopard tights and a beanie. (Although who wouldn’t love to see that happen…) But loves them as in – a kid is going to look up from his or her event and see him sitting in the stands. They are going to find him in the audience at concerts and plays. They will eat lunch with him on their campus. He is going to them, on their turf, to meet them where they are – not just expect them to show up at church.

Parker takes Jesus seriously. Himself – not so much. He loves to laugh, poke fun – often at himself. He consistently puts Jesus as the focus of attention, not himself. He makes you feel comfortable when you are around him. He likes to play, goof off, movies AND he loves Jesus and take students on the journey to get know Him better.

Now there is one issue of concern, so let’s be honest about it up front. He is a Tennessee Volunteer fan. I go back to one of our mantras here at Western Hills – we love people where they are. Apparently, he was infected with this disease early in life and there seems to be no cure. He is still a fan after the last few years of complete ineptitude by the Volunteers.

I can’t wait for the rest of you to meet him. We’ve set up a couple of opportunities for you to do that.

Friday night will be a time for the whole congregation, Saturday night is designed for our students and their families. Sunday morning he will teach for us – pushing us forward in our current series “5 Easy Steps To Wreck Your Life.” Going to be a great weekend.

Sunday, May 5th: Personal invitation from Grant to Western Hills Church Family, Students and their families to join the Pastor Search Team for a Meet and Greet Weekend with our new candidate!

April 17, 2013 by Grant
The stories are merging.

You have been patient. We’ve all been patient. Just a little while longer.

We are in dialog with one candidate. That’s right. One.

We are doing background checks, calling references, calling references of the references. We are also still praying. We are excited about this guy. He’s going to be awesome. But there are still some details to hammer out. And then we will get to introduce you all to him and then have him in for another weekend. (That’s right, we’ve already had him a couple of times but this time it will be public. We’re sneaky, I know.)

BUT….keep praying. Why? Because we still want God to get the last word. We think He’s has spoken but there is no harm in continuing to listen. Because we still have a lot of details to work through. Because while it looks like we will be gaining a student pastor – there will be another sister church that will be losing one. And we want to make this as smooth and honoring as it can be.

So just a little bit longer on the secrecy. Then we will throw one heck of a party.

March 27, 2013 by Grant

Something that I wrote for the weekly devo seems appropriate to say again today:

Every story is the merge of at least three other stories. There is my story, your story and then God’s story. As we seek to merge our story with God’s we discover that He is pleased to merge our story with others along the way. In fact, our story is not possible without the story of others. God is pleased to work this way – blending and overlapping and at times colliding our stories to make a larger, more beautiful work of art….

The joy of walking with Jesus comes in the realization of this. Understanding that there is a larger work of art being formed, that you are a part of it but not the point of it. Waiting and watching for these other stories to collide with yours. To see what God does next.

And that’s where we are in this story of our new Student Pastor. Waiting and watching to see if these two stories – ours and his – are going to be brought together by God.

So we do what we have been doing – we pray. And I’m asking you to pray with us, for us. Right now before you finish reading this sentence.

And we wait knowing (and trusting) that however this turns out – there is still a larger story being written. And that is the one we ultimately want to be in the center of.

March 13th, 2013 by Grant
I remember at the beginning of this process I thought keeping this journal would be a good idea. My personal journal – the “offline version” of this, I still think that.

This public one? Meh…not as convinced.

Let me explain what I mean. I would love to give you the juicy details of exactly where we are in the process, the kind of conversations we are having and who exactly we are having them with. Partly because we are excited about what God is showing us and where we are.

BUT…it’s just not wise or fair to do so at this time.

So all I can tell you is this – we are excited. We still need a TON of prayer from you. Remember – this is a two-way dance…or street…whatever metaphor you like. So pray that all parties involved hear God speaking and we obey Him.

PRAY. Have you done that yet? Seriously….stop what you are doing and pray for our search team AND our future student pastor.

February 27th, 2013 by Grant
There is a part of me that would have loved to have done a reality show for the job. Youth Pastor Survivor? Complete with torches and buffs and challenges. Then again — maybe that isn’t such a good idea. But I have thought about it.

We are getting to another awkward stage in our search for our Student Pastor. We’ve got a couple of candidates that we are focusing on. We are having multiple conversations with them. At this stage in the search process – we slow things down to have these conversations and not rush them. It’s the longer way to hire but I think it’s the better way to hire.

But it means that we as a team are in a position that we really can’t give out much more information than that without compromising our candidates.

So it gets a bit awkward.

I can tell you to keep praying. Pray for the candidates and their home churches. Pray for our volunteer leaders and Matt & Allie as they are doing a bang-up job as our interim leaders. Pray for the Search Team as we get closer to the day…and the day is coming!

January 30th, 2013 by Grant
It’s been a little quiet on the updates and for good reason. We took the time between Thanksgiving and now to get to know 3 candidates a bit better. We visited over skype as well as face to face. We had the great pleasure of meeting some incredible men of God who loved teenagers.

Before we entered this phase with the candidates, I sent them each a note basically telling them from this point on there it will be more about “fit” and the nudge of the Spirit – not competency or skills. And that ended up being very true. We met some great guys with some incredible gifts. However, we (the entire Search Team) did not have a peace about pursuing any of them any further.

What does this mean? What is next?

We are already interviewing more candidates, still accepting resumes’ and questionnaires. We will keep having conversations and praying for God’s wisdom and insight. It means you keep praying as well.

We want God’s best. For Western Hills AND for those candidates that we have the pleasure to get to know. We want God to have the last word on this. We can wait on Him.

More to come. Keep praying.

November 13, 2012 by Grant

“So….how’s the search going?”

“Good.”

Awkward pause. Some coughing and clearing of throat.

“So it’s going good, huh?”

“Yes. It’s going….good. Yeah, I think ‘good’ is a good word to describe how it is going…good.”

“Well…that’s….well, you know…good.”

Can’t tell you how many of those conversations we’ve had over the last few weeks. I can tell you that we’ve met some great candidates – hoping to meet more. That we are still in the process, that it will take some time but I’m excited about where this is going.

So why all the secrecy in a search process?

The first reason is just managing expectations. It’s a process to hire a pastor, a lot of factors in play. A resume looks great, then the questionnaire looks even better but then the phone call interview sounds completely different than what was written. Or maybe the questionnaire was average but the phone call was incredible. Then you get them face to face and it’s not so incredible. Or maybe all of that is incredible but then the rest of the family has no desire to leave or move. I’m not saying that any of those have happened in our search (yet) but these kinds of things consistently happen in most churches’ search processes. And it’s not good to distract the whole body with those roller coaster rides.

Another reason is to protect the candidate. It’s a big decision to be a part of the staff of a church. It’s akin to a marriage. So we want to have an environment where there is time to make sure we are all good with each other. And sometimes in that process, we discover a “No.” As in – no, God isn’t leading us to this decision. Sometimes it’s a cultural fit or a philosophy of ministry or family issues.

That person is still a great asset to the kingdom, able to do great ministry where they already are. If it got out they were “looking” or exploring – it could be difficult to stay. So we don’t want to make it any more difficult for that person to stay where they are.

October 31, 2012 by Grant
Sorry for the lack of a post last week. Like I said last week – details moving forward will be sketchy at best. What I can tell you is that God works on both parties in a Search Process – the candidates AND the Search Team.

So many times we can get so focused on a task or a mission – like finding the next Student Pastor – that we forget that God wants to change us and teach us something along the way. It’s not JUST about the mission or the task. It’s also about the JOURNEY.

For example, I make a habit for praying for our ministry leaders by name throughout the week. I have a list of names of the leaders in our congregation from the cradle to the grave and I pray by name for them at least once a week. (So if you are volunteering – know that somebody is praying for you at least once a week!!)

But for the Search Team – I’m upping the ante a bit and praying for them every single day. I get up – I read my bible on my wonderful, most awesome iPhone (shameless plug) and then I have a reminder to pray for the Team. Every morning. And their families.

Listen – it’s not a long prayer. I will never be mistaken for Brother Lawrence or St. Francis of Assisi. Nor do I have proof that my prayers are “working” in each of their lives. BUT – I know for certain that this process and this discipline is changing me. It’s slowing me down. It’s making me focus on praying for the people I’m doing ministry with.

And that is a great thing.

October 18, 2012 by Grant
Now we enter the awkward stage where I can’t update you on everything in order to protect folks who might be applying. It’s just the nature of the process. Some people have to be a bit discreet when applying for another position. It could really damage some relationships.

Instead, let me share a few words from Emily – or Emi as we call her. I asked her what she had learned so far being on the team?

What God has shown me:
I’m not alone in this. None of us are. I don’t have to figure out everything on my own, because God already has it figured out. All I have to do is be still and listen and trust Him. He knows what he is doing!

What I hope to experience:
A deeper understanding of the operation of the church. For example, how spiritual gifts all work together for the body. Most specifically, I am excited to see how God brings together this group of people and how he uses each of us uniquely to get His job done.

-Emily

Good stuff, Emi!!!

October 10, 2012 by Grant
Chris Gnagi, our Search Team Chair, was interviewed in church this past Sunday and I know he was nervous but he did an awesome job. One of the things he mentioned was that his involvement was gradual. He started coming, sitting in the seats. Then he allowed God to start dealing with him, then he volunteered one hour a month to help greet people. Then he added another hour to help in Children’s ministry. And it just kept growing from there.

After the interview, Chris told me – “What I wished I’d said to the congregation was this – I’ve never regretted giving my time. Never. Turns out I get way more benefit out of it than what I’m giving.”

Consider it said, Chris!

October 2, 2012 by Grant
It is my great pleasure to introduce to you the leadership of our Student Pastor Search Team:

Chair: Chris Gnagi
Co-Chair: Stacy Kober
Secretary: Lisa Tessendorf
Co-Secretary: Jay T Ladenburger (Don’t tell Jay T yet. He was on vacation.) (I’m serious.)

Rounding out the team of course is the rest of us (see below).

Hopefully over the next few weeks, I’ll get a quick response from each of the members of the team to put up here on the page. Some of them are quite shy but…I’ll do my best.

The next step for us is going through resumes and deciding who we would like to see take the next step. We will post what we can but there is much we will not be able to post. But keep praying for us.

September 26, 2012 by Grant
We are live and online! You can check out the job description and questionnaire on this page here. We also posted the job on ChurchStaffing.com this week. ChurchStaffing.com was recently bought by Lifeway (the SBC publishing company) and they have relationships with a lot of online communities to get the word out on positions in churches.

The 30 days of prayer is almost over and that will mark our starting point of going through resumes and questionnaires, making phone calls and potentially some face to face interviews. I think we are all wrestling with impatience a bit.

Okay – I’m wrestling with impatience. I know we are going about the search in the right way – prayer first – but…I can’t help but feel like a kid waiting for Christmas. Which is just around the corner, by the way.

September 19, 2012 by Grant

Are you praying for us?

This is not so much an update as it is an observation…

We will post the job and the questionnaire next week and that will more than likely start an avalanche of paper. Resumes, letters, questionnaires, reminders. We’ve already had a couple of resumes sent to us but we’re just not going to do anything with them until we are done with this season of prayer.

Team is going to be great. Can already tell that God put this crew together – the skills and insights and experiences that each one brings to the table – all needed. The key to any good team is not just those skills and gifts but the level of vulnerability and trust that team has with each other.

This is true for any team, but particularly search teams that we are going to have some raw, real, authentic conversations and we have to be able to have those conversations with people we trust. They don’t have to agree – they do have to trust. And I can already feel a lot of that trust in the group.

I’ll have more to post next week and hopefully more than just me will be posting on this thing.

September 12, 2012 by Grant
YES! The day is finally here where I can announce our search team! We will be praying for them in the service on Sunday and in the weeks to come. Here they are:

Chris Gnagi
Doug Hamiliton
Jay T Ladenburger
Stacy Kober
Lisa Tessendorf
Stacy Zeigler
Grant English

We are also waiting on a student to pray about joining the team. Thought it would be good to have a student on the team.

We will pray for the team this coming weekend at our services but you can start praying now for us as we start this journey.

September 6, 2012 by Grant
It’s been a crazy two weeks. Nominations are coming in, we’ve been asking folks if they would serve and things are lining up great. Not quite ready to go completely public yet – probably next Sunday. Trying to give a couple more people time to pray through it.

We do have a job description that we will post next Monday on our webpage as well as a couple of other online locations. I’m sure once we do that, the resumes and questionnaires will start coming in. We won’t move on them until after the 30 days of prayer.

I was asked this week what was it that I looked for when I was a student pastor moving to another church. I didn’t really have a great answer in the moment but I’ve thought about that a bit and here’s my list of questions we ask ourselves.

1. Am I running away or running towards? If running away – stop and deal with where you are first.
2. Would I go to this church if I wasn’t on staff?
3. Are outsiders welcomed at this church?
4. What is the mission emphasis of the church?
5. Would I hang out with the lead pastor and his family?

Those immediately came to my head. I’m sure there were others but these stood out the most.

Next week – we’ll reveal the Search Team!

August 21st, 2012 by Grant:
We announced to the church on Sunday (August 19th) that we were going to start looking for a full-time Student Pastor. We told parents and students last week, and the student ministry team the week before that.

We are already receiving nominations for the Search Team. That team will be finalized by the first weekend in September. If you want to nominate a person for the Search Team, just type in the name (or names) below. Or you can drop us an email. [Nominations closed]

I’m amped about this whole process. We’re ready for this and have been praying for this for a long time.

Here’s the general process of what is ahead of us.

The Process
August-September: Form Student Pastor Search Team
September-October: 30 Days of Prayer for Student Pastor and Search Team
October: Start looking at resumes

From that point on – it’s more process based than date based. We’ll do phone interviews, reference checks, second level reference checks, background checks, questionnaires, and personal visits. When the Search Team has a candidate, the Council will have a chance to interview.

If the Council, Search Team, and candidate are all good with the process, we’ll bring the candidate in for the first visit. This is for the candidate to hang with the staff, get a feel for our services, and meet the volunteers who work in student ministry. This is going to be an incognito visit – as much as we can make it. This is mainly for the candidate’s protection.

If everything is good after that, we’ll bring the candidate back for the big weekend visit where everyone else can meet the candidate and have a congregational vote on the hire.

Then we all live happily ever after and drive off in the sunset together…(Just checking to see if you were still reading this.)

As I’m writing this – it seems a bit daunting. But I’m taking refuge in this thought – His word is a light on my path, a lamp on my feet. Giving me enough light to not be in total darkness, enough light to see the next step. Not enough light to see the whole journey…and that’s for my benefit as well.

Was that kind?
Was that loving?
Was that necessary?
Is that sharing?
Would you say that to your best friend?
Is this your best effort?
Did you tithe?
Do you have homework?
Do you have a project that is due tomorrow that was assigned three weeks ago but you’ve put off to right now so that you can put the whole family in panic mode?
Do you understand that sarcasm is NOT a spiritual gift?
No, it isn’t a cool story.
No, it doesn’t need dragons.
It needs a ‘yes, sir’ and then for you to get it done.
Why am I getting these constant emails about missed assignments from Campus Portal?
Have you forgotten where dirty clothes go?
Have you forgotten where clean clothes go?
Are the dishes done?
All of them?
Including the pans?
Yes, that includes wiping off counter and table.
Have you swept the floor?
Because you just wiped the stuff on the counter and table on the floor.
Is the trash can full?
Did you take it out?
What about the recycling?
Are your bathrooms clean?
Was that kind?
Was that loving?

And then we take them to school.

While Amy and I are trying to raise our kids to be responsible, intelligent, and caring – we also are trying to raise them to be gracious. And at times, this can be quite the struggle. For all of us.

There isn’t a clearer mantra of the Gospel than “Grace Wins.” That’s Jesus to the core – grace wins. It’s how I want my kids to understand God. It’s the kind of parent I want to be. It’s the kind of kids I want them to be. Grace wins.

But it’s the harder path. Don’t listen to what those without grace say. Words and sentences that are laced with sarcasm…judgement…harshness…skepticism formed by a critical spirit. If it was “easy” to respond with grace – we’d all do it.

It takes energy and forethought to respond with grace. It’s work having to flavor truth and consequences with love and grace. And it’s very hard to do this when it’s your own kid…or your own parents.

But it must be this way. Jesus told us all that the world will know us by our… love. Our grace. Not our mantras or silly mission statements. Not our picket signs or high moral fiber. They will know – experience us – by our love. So grace must win.

And it starts at home.

A Study of the Holy Spirit:  Facilitator: Dave Parker and McKensie Gnagi

The Holy Spirit has a vital role to play in the Christian’s life. This Equipping Class on the Holy Spirit will seek to give a comprehensive understanding of the Holy Spirit. Dave and McKensie will look to Scripture and dig out what it teaches about the deity of the Spirit and will help fill out our understanding, how we would not know God, and we would not be saved without the Holy Spirit.

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A crisis at work threatens to rip the office apart.

A child is caught in a burning building and the firefighters can’t find her.

An explosion goes off at the end of a marathon on Patriot’s day.

A marriage is pushed to the edge of existence.

A family deals with the rebellion of a teen.

A child comes home again to a drunk parent.

A mentor dies.

On top of this, there are still millions of hungry children living in dumps around the world. Thousands of hungry kids sleeping on floors in Topeka.

And my faith seems small.

Very small.

I seem to have this ongoing dialog with God about how He is “running” things. I realize how complicated a conversation this is. Is He really running things or do we humans bear some culpability in this mess? at the outset of this conversation who is going to win – but I seem to have it anyway. “Why” seems to be the predominant question I keep throwing at Him.

Why is it that a woman who has had such a rough life, can’t catch a break?
Why do these things happen?
Why can’t we do something massive about it and just fix it all?
Why can’t peace reign down instead of war?

Here’s the reality of those questions. I’m not really asking for answers for those questions. And neither are you.

What we want is security. We want the warm blanket of Jesus that everything is going to be okay. We want the feeling of reassurance that God is good and we are okay and it will all be alright in the morning.

We speak these words to others at times. Even when we don’t really believe them.

Upon the death of Brennan Manning last week, I picked back up The Ragamuffin Gospel to peruse my highlights, underlines and scratches. I ended up sitting down and practically rereading it from start to finish. It’s not a safe read.

Brennan has this to say about these shallow reassurances:

What the disciple has not learned is that tangible reassurances, however valuable they may be, cannot create trust, sustain it, or guarantee any certainty of its presence. Jesus calls us to hand over our autonomous self in unshaken confidence. When the craving for reassurances is stifled, trust happens.

Did you catch that? Manning hits at the core of most Christ-followers shallowness. What we want is reassurance, the feeling. Not necessarily Jesus. If there were another option that brought reassurances – we take that one as well. And we do.

When we grow to the point where we don’t need the reassurances – that’s where we really trust Jesus.

WEATHER UPDATE FOR WEDNESDAY, April 17th:

AWANA Clubbers, families and leaders:
At this time, Wednesday activities including AWANA, Student LIFEGroup, and GriefShare remain as scheduled for this evening. Stay tuned as early dismissal could occur as impending weather arrives….

You may also check our Western Hills Facebook Page and also @whillschurch on Twitter.

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