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Strength for Your Spiritual Journey

God cares about your everyday needs:

By Pastor Thomas | Mar 8, 2026

If you’ve been praying about bills, food, work pressure, and family stress, you’re not “less spiritual.” You’re human and God cares about your everyday needs. Right now, the pressure is real: Gallup reports Americans’ top worries are “pocketbook” issues like the economy, healthcare costs, and inflation and many also worry “a great deal” about hunger…

Gaming Affects Our Youth

By Pastor Thomas | Mar 1, 2026

Let’s talk about something many families are dealing with quietly: gaming affects our youth not because video games are automatically sinful, but because excess can reshape a teen’s attention, emotions, and appetite for God. The issue usually isn’t one game. It’s the pattern: late nights, irritability, slipping grades, social withdrawal, and a spiritual life that…

Digital Displacement

By Pastor Thomas | Feb 21, 2026

As we move through 2026, a new shadow has fallen over our sanctuaries. It isn’t just “low attendance” or “secularism.” It is a phenomenon we call digital displacement. While the “Quiet Revival” among Gen Z has filled some seats, a massive portion of our congregation nearly 48% of U.S. adults now identify as “non-practicing” despite…