This report is a celebration of how God provided, and of how many people became involved in the life of Grace Hills. But it doesn't tell the whole story. It's difficult to share in a "report" about the marriages that turned around, the souls saved by the grace of Jesus, the hurting who found ... Read More
Baptism, and Moving Past Your Past
Christine Caine wrote this today in her daily email devotional: We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life (Romans 6:4). The blood of Jesus doesn’t give us amnesia. ... Read More
444 People Attended Our Grand Opening But that isn't the most important thing that happened...
Dozens of volunteers spent a month and a half preparing our new location for our big Grand Opening, which happened to mark our fourth anniversary since opening to the public in January 2012. When the big day finally arrived, we were a little blown away by the response. 444 people attended our two ... Read More
Two Big Ways to Be Part of Our Next Chapter It's Time to Grow Again
Watch (and like this) and then keep reading... In December of 2011, we were a small church of about 70 people gathering in an office. We cast a vision and asked our attenders to make a commitment to own the vision, carry out the mission, and BE the church as we launched publicly in ... Read More
Help Us Take a Bold Next Step We're moving forward so we can keep looking outward!
When Angie and I first announced that we were starting Grace Hills, a friend sent us $5 by Paypal. He said he didn't have a lot of money to give but wanted to be a part of our story. That gift means more to me than the giver will ever know and I'll never forget the gratitude I felt in that ... Read More
This Weekend: God Never Wastes a Hurt + Baptisms Last week for Operation Christmas Child collection, first week of Thanksgiving outreach, and more...
Hey church! Ready for a beautiful weekend? A few updates... First, can you pray for our staff and leadership? We'll be on a retreat today, bonding and stuff, and we're in a season of seeking guidance from God about our next few years of ministry. I can tell you that we have high hopes, big ... Read More
Abortion In Your Past? You’re Welcome Here! And you're definitely not alone.
Abortion. It's a socially and culturally dominant issue, especially in an election season. But abortion is more than just a cultural issue. It's a personal one. Sue Liljenberg knows this quite well, having had an abortion herself. Sue has written an excellent column detailing her personal experience ... Read More
This Weekend: Get An Extra Hour of Sleep! Daylight savings time ends, and fall is in full swing
This weekend is time change Sunday. Set your clock's BACK one hour on Saturday night and then get to Grace Hills on Sunday. I'm not sure if it's the extra hour of sleep people get, but each year, this tends to be one of the more high attendance days at Grace Hills. That means it's probably a good ... Read More
To Thrive In Grace, Dish It Out to Others
As I've learned more about what grace is, and what it looks like, I've realized even the tiniest places where mine needs to grow. I've been searching for ways to be more graceful, but it was this thought below that started my notes, and my desire to share what I've gathered. "Man, we are tough on ... Read More
6 Ways God Blesses a Broken Heart From Pastor Rick Warren's Daily Hope Devotional
“The LORD is close to the brokenhearted, and he saves those whose spirits have been crushed.” (Psalm 34:18 NCV) Every one of us will experience loss in our lives. So how does God heal your broken heart? You don’t get over a loss. You can’t go under it; you can’t go around it. You’ve got to go ... Read More