I remember the day. Eight of us lined up in the front of the old church. The boys wore ties. The girls wore dresses. We all wore white robes. Our grandparents were so proud. Our parents took pictures with their…
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April 2018
Spiritual Formation
Four Ways to Relate Well with Somebody You Disagree With
by Craig Finnestad
April 19, 2018
I take my son Benjamin to high school five days a week. It’s usually about a twenty to twenty-five minute drive. Usually twenty to twenty-five of my favorite minutes of the day. We talk. He isn’t much for sports. So…
Spiritual Formation
Three Reasons Why Constantly Laboring to Meet Other People’s Expectations is a Really Bad Idea and Three Things You Can Do About it Today
by Craig Finnestad
April 13, 2018
My first church. I worked more hours there than any other church. Every meeting. Every hospital visit. Every Sunday. I’d like to say this was because I loved God, but it had more to do with loving the approval of…
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Consecration from a Building to a Church
by Craig Finnestad
April 7, 2018
This is only going to happen once. We will consecrate our new structure. It happens Sunday afternoon, April 8th at 4:30. I encourage you to attend. Consecrate isn’t a word we use too much these days. It means to make holy…