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Gratitude Lesson 1: Gratitude is good for you
Albert Schweitzer was a great man. He was a theologian, musician, physician, humanitarian and writer as well as a Nobel Prize winner. He...

David McNitzky
Oct 23, 20202 min read


Listening Lesson 6: My process for listening to God
In these lessons I have tried to establish that God speaks in many ways and that we can discern that voice. Now I want to share a process...

David McNitzky
Oct 19, 20202 min read


Listening Lesson 5: Remove obstacles to hearing God’s voice.
There is another helpful story about a nun struggling to hear God’s voice who came to Mother Teresa for help. Mother Teresa sent her back...

David McNitzky
Oct 12, 20202 min read


A Note from Pastor David - Tears for the Egyptians
In our sermon series on Moses we have recently spent three Sundays on the events surrounding the miracle at the Red Sea. This was...

David McNitzky
Oct 9, 20202 min read


Listening Lesson 4: There are ways to check your hearing.
We believe that God still speaks today. We are also listening for that voice. How will we know if the voice we are hearing belongs to...

David McNitzky
Oct 5, 20202 min read


A Note from Pastor David - A Lesson from Eunice
Years ago I first heard the story of a West Texas woman named Eunice. It seems that Eunice went to the local small town post office three...

David McNitzky
Oct 2, 20202 min read


A Note from Pastor David - This Isn’t Good
At the end of each stage of the Creation story in Genesis, we read that “God saw that it was good.” Only once during Creation does God...

David McNitzky
Sep 29, 20202 min read


Listening Lesson 3: God speaks in many ways.
G. Campbell Morgan, a great British evangelist of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, best summed up what I believe about God’s voice...

David McNitzky
Sep 28, 20202 min read


Listening Lesson 2: Motives matter
At this stage of my life I am really enjoying being the father of three grown sons. One reason is that they have greatly enlarged my...

David McNitzky
Sep 21, 20202 min read


A Note from Pastor David - Elections and Projection
I believe that projection is one of the major problems of our age. Projection is basically attributing to others characteristics or...

David McNitzky
Sep 19, 20202 min read


Listening Lesson 1: God still speaks.
Comedian Lily Tomlinson once asked, “Why is it that when we talk to God it is called prayer, but when God talks to us it is called...

David McNitzky
Sep 14, 20202 min read


A Note from Pastor David - Over remembering
It is called “Hyperthymesia.” It is a rare condition that leads some people to remember a large number of life experiences in vivid...

David McNitzky
Sep 11, 20202 min read


A Note from Pastor David - Performing the Word
The typical church pastor and staff member spends a lot of energy preparing for Sunday mornings. This is appropriate as the weekly...

David McNitzky
Sep 4, 20202 min read


Drama Camp
We had an Out of This World Summer in Children's Ministry! Over the next couple of weeks we'll be blogging about some of our favorite...

Kim Carroll
Aug 11, 20192 min read


April is Child Abuse Prevention Month-HOW DOES THE CHURCH WORK TO KEEP CHILDREN SAFE?
Did you know that our church is a Safe Sanctuary church? It is a covenant that we make at every baptism to uphold each new child, to help...

Kim Carroll
Apr 24, 20192 min read


April is Child Abuse Prevention Month- SUPPORTING FAMILIES
Did you know if you call to report abuse or neglect it doesn’t mean the child will automatically be removed? In 2018, 20,865 children...

Kim Carroll
Apr 16, 20191 min read
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month-RECOGNIZING SIGNS OF ABUSE AND OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Do you know the 4 types of abuse? The four basic types of abuse are: neglect, physical abuse, emotional abuse, and sexual abuse. Often...

Kim Carroll
Apr 7, 20192 min read


April is Child Abuse Prevention Month-WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT REPORTING SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE
Did you know that you are a mandatory reporter for abuse and neglect in Texas? We all know that certain professionals are required to...

Kim Carroll
Mar 31, 20192 min read


Reading at Marbridge: Manchaca Children Practice Their Faith Through a Reading Program at Marbridge
As part of Children's Ministry this summer, several kids (and their parents) are reading to residents at Marbridge Ranch. Marbridge is a...

Kim Carroll
Jun 18, 20182 min read
Read Your Bible this Summer!
As the school year comes to an end, families look forward to some time off from the daily routine and traveling on vacations. This summer...

Kim Carroll
May 14, 20182 min read
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