From an early age we’re taught to make a good impression--that we don’t have a second chance to leave a first impression. And so we adopt certain practices, words, or mannerisms that indicate one thing about us, no matter how little they reflect the...

Our lives are full of both promises to us and expectations of us. We hope in the former while we try to live up to the latter. How often, though, does life feel like a profound imbalance in the direction of the expectations--or, worse, with the...

Have you ever stopped to consider how often you exert yourself to gain something for yourself? There’s nothing inherently problematic in giving to get; for those who are employed, is not the means to your living the consequence of your labor? But can...

Never underestimate the power of wanting to feel included. It can dominate our thoughts and compel our choices--all sorts of choices. And while there’s great strength and joy to be found in the company we find and seek to keep, there comes with the...

This week we see Paul continue to combat the false teachers that were seeking to undermine not only Paul as an apostle, but also the very gospel that he proclaimed. Addressing that argument that Paul and Peter were preaching conflicting messages...

Which do you find more compelling: a well-honed argument or a personal story through which a kind of case is made for a certain truth? Paul is out to make an argument to the churches of Galatia for just how free and freeing is the gospel in Jesus, but...

On nearly every level of human experience--personally, relationally, communally, geo-politically--there’s some quest for freedom. But the most widespread and protracted battle we face is for freedom from the constraints of our own heart. We long to be...

Today we welcome guest speaker and author, Steve Brown. Steve Brown is a radio broadcaster, seminary professor, author and the founder of Key Life Network. He previously served as a pastor

for over twenty-five years and now devotes much of his time...

Welcome to Grace Mills River! We are glad you are here to worship with us on Christmas Eve! We are concluding our Advent series today in the book of Jonah. Jonah may have seemed a curious choice for an Advent series. How Jonah’s story abruptly...

How many stories do you know center on reconciliation--of people, families, nations, or worlds? How has reconciliation of any sort shaped your story--or how might it be different had it happened? One could argue the whole of the Bible is a story about...