Summer Hours

We welcome you to worship with us!  Our summer hours are:

9:30 a.m. Worship - Nursery is provided

11:00 a.m. Worship - Nursery and Children's Church for preschoolers is provided

There is no Sunday school during the summer

Pretending & Comparing

A couple weeks ago I drove out to Columbus, Ohio with a pastor friend of mine to attend the EFCA National Conferece.  It was a good time to get away and reconnect with some people I haven't seen in awhile. 

One of the things about going to conferences that I like is you sometimes get "free stuff."  Free stuff at a pastor's conference generally means books.  This year's conference did not disappoint.  I picked up three free books.  One of the free books is by John Ortberg entitled The Me I want to Be.  I have seen this book advertised and frankly I had no desire whatsoever to purchase it.  My reason for that was really pretty simple - it sounded kind of depressing.  I don't know about you but there are some things about me that I don't want to be so I steered clear of the book.  Since it was free though I picked up a copy and am glad I did.

 The author speaks about two common struggles we all have when it comes to how we see ourself.  He speaks first of the struggle of being the ME I pretend to be.  Pretending to be someone I am not consumes a lot of time and takes a lot of hard work.  If I really want to become who God has designed me to be then I have to begin by being honest about the me that I really am.  The second struggle he speaks of is being the ME that I think I should be.  He says, "...comparison kills spiritual growth."  When I am consumed with becoming the ME that I think I should be I am at odds with the ME that God has made me to be.

I can identify with pretending and comparing.  I am looking forward to reading more from this book that I was so initially unattracted to.  I truly do long to be at peace with who God designed me to be.  I would encourage you if you are looking for a good read to pick up a copy of John's book - I think you will find it challenging and encouraging.