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This week in The Story we’re moving on from Moses and focusing on Joshua as he leads the people across the Jordan River and into the land that God had promised them. But before we do, may I share just one more quick reflection from the end of Moses’ life? You know that God told Moses...

COVID Update I wanted to give you a quick COVID update as it relates to us here at Central. Your Board of Trustees met earlier this week to review our mask policy and consider any changes. The good news is that every marker we’ve been looking at is moving in the right direction. Active...

Last week nine members of our staff attended the New Room Conference in Nashville, TN. New Room is a three-day time of spiritual renewal and revival, taking its name from the New Room in Bristol, England which was the first building built by John Wesley for his Methodist Movement. The conference...

Ever though you were not _________ enough to be used by God? You fill in the blank: qualified enough, good enough, smart enough, holy enough, old enough, young enough? This week we’re reading about God’s call to Moses to go to Egypt and redeem his people out of slavery and into...

I hope things are going well for you on this journey through The Story. This Sunday, we’ll be focusing on Ch. 3, “Joseph: From Slave to Deputy Pharaoh.” We’re already 37 chapters into Genesis, and by the time we turn to Ch. 4 of The Story we’ll be moving on to...

Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on our nation. All of us remember where we were that fateful morning in 2001, and our hearts still collectively break for the almost 3,000 people who lost their lives that day. While I can’t even comprehend the evil that it took to...

Earlier this week I read this powerful quote from psychologist Karl Anders Ericsson: “The reason most people don’t have extraordinary lives isn’t that they don’t have the capacity, but rather that they’re satisfied to live in the comfortable rut of homeostasis...

The countdown is on; we are just three days away from beginning our journey through the Bible! This Sunday and all next week, depending on when your group is meeting, you will receive your copy of The Story and begin reading through Chapter One. Almost all our Sunday School classes are...

If you are on social media at all, you have been blessed (or bombarded?) by back-to-school pics. Aren’t all these kids cute? Parents can’t wait until school is out to see how their first day went. Then there’s this kid: Seriously though, it has been a big week for many, as...

Ashley and I loved watching the Olympics. Our favorite was the swimming events, but we also attempted to see many of the sports that we would not normally watch. Although we knew very little about some of these events, an interesting phenomenon began occurring – after 15 minutes of...