My family and I just had the absolute gift of travelling to Italy for 9 days to attend a wedding, and while we were there, we saw as much of the magnificent country as we could. It was an unbelievable trip. We had never been across the Atlantic, so on many levels, it was simply amazing. I am so grateful for the trip. We saw a lot when we were there (Rome, Tuscany, Florence, Pisa, Venice, Cinque Terre), but the thing that kept

A guest blog by Next Gen Pastor, Rebecca DeLucia This past Sunday we looked together at Luke 5:1-11 in which Jesus calls Simon Peter alongside James and John; his co-workers who also left behind that miraculous catch to follow Jesus. Last Wednesday evening during our first Central Youth Bible Discussion of the summer we looked just a few verses later at Luke 5:27-32 in which Jesus calls Levi.  At first glance, the two stories feel very different. Peter, James, and John are

Tomorrow marks one month from our first gazebo service. I’m really looking forward to it this year, as I’m excited about what I’ll be sharing. It’ll be a series called “Off the Map” about finding Jesus in unexpected places, and it’ll be geared towards all of those people who think that God has written them off.  We all know people like that…he people who think lightning would strike the church building if they ever walked in…the ones who, deep in