Posts with the tag “belonging”

Good for Our Health
by Pastor William Mitchell on October 9th, 2026
Prayer, worship, and church community are good for your brain — and the science agrees. Pastor Mitchell reports back from a counseling conference.  Read More
Church Is the Intentional Community of Christ
by Pastor William Mitchell on September 17th, 2026
Faith was never meant to be a solo journey. Pastor Mitchell on why we need each other — and Bring a Friend Sunday, October 25.  Read More
Fall at First Christian Church
by Pastor William Mitchell on August 20th, 2026
This fall, choose one person to invite—and do it with prayer and joy.  Read More
What No Algorithm Can Touch
by Pastor William Mitchell on July 16th, 2026
They would be missing you. They would be missing us.  Read More
What a Wonderful Church We Have!
by Pastor William Mitchell on June 23rd, 2026
Pastor Mitchell counts the reasons he's grateful for this church — and the century-old challenge it still carries.  Read More
Love Covers a Multitude of Sins
by Pastor William Mitchell on May 21st, 2026
Every church is imperfect people. Pastor Mitchell on the one instruction Peter put "above all."  Read More
Finding the Blessings of Summer
by Pastor William Mitchell on April 24th, 2026
Rest well, worship wherever you are, and come home to each other. Pastor Mitchell on summer.  Read More
More Than a Building
by Pastor William Mitchell on March 19th, 2026
Easter, a celebration, and a reminder: the church is more than a building. Pastor Mitchell.  Read More
Christianity Is Not a “Lone Ranger” Religion
by Pastor William Mitchell on January 22nd, 2026
“So Joshua fought the Amalekites as Moses had ordered, and Moses, Aaron and Hur went to the top of the hill. As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning, but whenever he lowered his hands, the Amalekites were winning. When Moses’ hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up—one on one side, one on the other—so that h...  Read More