On Monday, a 19-year-old young man broke into the Central Visual and Performing Arts High School with an AR-15 style rifle and 600 rounds of ammunition. He shot and killed a teacher, and sophomore student before being shot and dying at the hospital. Four other students were shot and injured and several others were hurt. Stories like this have become sadly normal in our country, except this one was...  Read More

Words to Live By - Week 4On SpeechWelcome! The average person speaks around 15,000 words in a day. While many of us would be hard pressed to remember all the things we’ve said at the end of the day, our words can have a lasting impact on the people around us. The writers of Proverbs understood the power of our speech. As followers of Jesus we are representatives of God in the world. So we don’t ju...  Read More

Okay, it's time to clock in folks!  This week's theme is all about work and that can mean so many different things.  Work is one of those interesting umbrella terms.  It could be as vivid as Dolly Parton sang about climbing the ladder on a 9 to 5.  Or as fabulous as a supermodel strutting down a runway to an old school RuPaul remix (sashay, shante).  Or it could be as compassionate as an ER nurse ...  Read More

Recently, a friend told me about an article written by a new local business owner. The young woman started her business right before the pandemic. The first year was not good. A global pandemic, an inability to staff it properly, and an inability to get out and meet people all contributed to the first year of this new business being a huge struggle. The story ended with a few lessons that the woma...  Read More

Words to Live By - Week 2On FriendsWelcome! Cue the Golden Girls theme song…this week we’re talking about friendship! Scripture contains more wisdom about friendship than you might expect. God cares about who we surround ourselves with and how we show up in those relationships. We hope that your conversations about friendships will also help deepen the relationships you are building within your Co...  Read More

Sometimes in life we get so busy with what we have to do that we neglect to celebrate what we have already done! The same is true in the church. Sunday comes every week, and there is always something new to do. But, it is important to stop and remember what God has done and is doing through our church. Last weekend, The Gathering’s Webster site launched a second worship service because of continue...  Read More