Will Shewey – What is Happening at Shades of Grace Jen was a victim of domestic abuse and consequently became homeless. She worked daily but slept in her car because wages were not adequate for sustenance. That job closed unexpectedly and employees were left unpaid. Recently, she became permanently housed through Shades of Grace partnership and received a new, better paying job. Last week she came in and we scheduled…Keep Reading

“I called out of my distress to the Lord, And He answered me. I cried for help from the depth of Sheol; you heard my voice.” Jonah 2:2 People who live in this part of the country know that there are places where the cell phone doesn’t work. Usually that is in the mountains and deep valleys. (The places we may need them most). It is also frustrating when a…Keep Reading

THOUGHT FOR TODAY, JANUARY 16, 2019: CLAIMING OUR INHERITANCE [Gen 12-15] From Genesis chapter 12 through Revelation 22, the story is about one man and his descendants: “Now the Lord said to Abram, ‘Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name…Keep Reading

I believe this article was originally posted by Choosing Freelen and I absolutely loved it! Really hits home ❤️ Church is hard Church is hard for the person walking through the doors, afraid of judgement. Church is hard for the pastor’s family, under the microscope of an entire body. Church is hard for the prodigal soul returning home, broken and battered by the world. Church is hard for the girl…Keep Reading

Sunday – CrossPoint Church served 115 community meals today. We are grateful for these faithful partners in ministry. Landon Bellamy provided special music for today’s worship service. He is truly gifted to sing and share his faith. Several first time guests were in attendance, and a large online congregation participated by live stream. (Why not look up today’s service on our FB page and share with a friend)? Please see…Keep Reading

Rev. Nate and Julie Ware We have had rain or a bit of moist weather almost every day. I really don’t think that I have ever experienced a winter like this since we lived in Rhode Island. The weather was rain every day and the winds howled against the windows of our condo so fiercely that I would retreat to a back bedroom in order to sleep. Well, in most…Keep Reading

Leviticus 26:36 speaks of a time when “the sound of a shaken leaf would frighten the people; and they shall flee as fleeing from a sword, and they shall fall when no one is pursuing them.” How many times have we run from something that wasn’t there? How high is the mountain of fears that were not necessary? Can we count the things that we worried about that never came…Keep Reading

Ray Amos – Greatness – A Spirit in the Heart It was Sunday morning and the dishes in the fellowship hall from the Wednesday evening church supper had not been cleaned up. “Who was responsible?” As others arrived and the discussion started, they soon remembered. The week before a faithful saint of that congregation had moved away to assisted living. For years she had washed the dishes and it was…Keep Reading

THOUGHT FOR TODAY, JANUARY 15, 2019: JOB VINDICATED [Job 40-42] > God rebuked Job’s friends, telling them to go to Job, offer sacrifices, and ask Job to pray for them, “for I will accept his prayer not to deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has” (42:8). God then blessed Job with wealth and honor, and…Keep Reading

THOUGHT FOR TODAY, JANUARY 7, 2019: AS GOD IS MY WITNESS [Job 14-16] Job asserts, “Even now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and he who testifies of me is on high” (Job 16:19). As Ellicott said, “In no other book of the Bible is there such a picture of faith clinging to the all-just God for justification as in the Book of Job” (Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers). Unwavering…Keep Reading

THOUGHT FOR TODAY, JANUARY 3, 2019: THE BEGINNING OF NATIONS [Gen 8-11] God had destroyed all inhabitants of the world in the flood except Noah and his family. From his three sons would come all the nations of the world: “These are the clans of the sons of Noah, according to their genealogies, in their nations, and from these the nations spread abroad on the earth after the flood” (Gen…Keep Reading

THOUGHT FOR TODAY, JANUARY 1, 2019: A BOOK OF “FIRSTS” [Gen 1-3] Today, this family of God in Tennessee begins a Bible-reading journey that will take us, the Lord willing, through the entire Bible in one year. We will attempt to read it chronologically, rather than book-by-book. Each Sunday morning, we will discuss what we have read. In this column, I will be sharing with my readers some gleanings from…Keep Reading