Closer Than CloseMark Batterson Weekly DevotionalJanuary 13, 2020Genesis 1:1-2 – “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the sur...  Read More

Last Christmas I was shopping, trying to get my list done in one day. Over the intercom of the store I was currently in came a voice letting us all know that the store had Christmas stamps and we didn...  Read More

We have the opportunity to see people at their best and at their worst when we serve in Valley Mission Food Pantry each week. I tell folks all the time that it's my second favorite day of the week, ne...  Read More

Narrow MindedHave you ever been called narrow minded? I haven’t for awhile, maybe because I hang out with like-minded people. But it has happened and I have immediately become defensive. All sorts of ...  Read More

Over the past several weeks we've been learning through the Sunday messages and group study of Experiencing God about joining God in His work, listening when He speaks, dealing with a crisis of belief...  Read More

Jesus came to serve, not to be served. Somehow, the 'church' in America has lost sight of that and has sat back and watched the smaller group of volunteers serve the larger group of consumers. No wher...  Read More