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“Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father;
There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not;
As Thou hast been, Thou forever will be.” (Thomas O. Chisholm, 1923)
The words to this beloved hymn (one of my personal favorites) attest to God’s faithfulness throughout the ages and set up our study [...]
You may remember that Nathan posted the video for Carly the Wondergirl, football genius, several months ago. NCCer Heidi Scanlon just sent me a football video that is equally amazing. And even if you aren’t into football, it’s worth watching to listen to the crazy announcers at the end. This is truly amazing. Watch it [...]
Well, your fearless zone leaders played hooky from NCC this weekend in order to attend our second annual retreat together.
I’m sure some of the others will chime in with their favorite moments, but I think we may have found the only place in West Virginia that had bidets.
Every week, I’m amazed at the work that God is doing in our discipleship and small group ministries. I think we could have Scorecard every day and not be able to mention everything that God is doing.
Here are some of mine:
Upward Bound- oh my goodness! UB2007 was one of the best retreat experiences I’ve ever [...]
Alright, I’ve got to add to the growing collection of zonegathering.com baby pictures. Here’s my proud new addition. Éowyn Ruth McClure (that’s my new niece!) was born at 10:15 PM on October 23, 2007. She weighed seven pounds and measured 19.75 inches. Mother and little Ruthie are doing great. Welcome [...]
Today’s Leadership Lesson is brought to us by Pastor Paul Irwin. This is Part 6 of the Fall Semester Leadership Lesson Series, Repair and Remodeling. We believe that when it comes to making disciples, creating community, and doing ministry, there is always some assembly required. In the spring, we talked about laying [...]
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness…” (Gal. 5:22)
Last week we learned that kindness and goodness are complementary qualities of the fruit of the Spirit. As you recall, “without kindness, goodness becomes harsh and self-righteous. Without goodness, kindness becomes indulgent tolerance” (Beth Moore, Living Beyond Yourself). I think we [...]
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