Letting Go to Grow Deep
by Valeta Baty on March 28th, 2025
Life resists our control. We draft plans, set expectations, and map out the trajectory we believe things should follow. But then reality intervenes—detours, delays, dry seasons. Growth does not arrive on schedule. Change does not look the way we imagined. Faced with the discomfort of uncertainty, we try to force movement, fabricate progress, and impose structure where there was once only the wild and unmeasured work of God. But here is the danger: what we manufacture in our impatience can look like growth while suffocating the very life we claim to nurture.  Read More
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From Addition to Multiplication
by Valeta Baty on March 22nd, 2025
We count attendance, monitor engagement, track membership, celebrate addition. But the biblical model does not linger in addition; it presses into multiplication. What happened in Acts 6 was not simply a numerical increase—it was a transformation in the very nature of the church’s expansion.  Read More
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The Boy, the Giant and the Ordinary Armor
by Valeta Baty on March 14th, 2025
With great wisdom beyond his years, David made a profound choice: to face the giant not in the king’s cumbersome armor but with the simple weapons he knew so well: his staff and his sling. Why? Because David’s strength did not lie in man-made armor and swords but in his unwavering faith in the living God   Read More
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Catharsis
by Valeta Baty on March 7th, 2025
When we bring our emotions under the lordship of Christ, we can navigate life’s challenges with grace and wisdom, in unwavering obedience to our unequally matchless Savior. Psalm 19:14 (ESV): “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.”  Read More
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The Sabbath
by Valeta Baty on February 28th, 2025
While modern Christianity may not be bound to the legalistic regulations of old covenant Sabbath observance, embracing regular cycles of rest remains a prudent and advantageous practice rooted in God’s very design for human flourishing. God Himself established the pattern of labor and cessation that reflects the innate harmony of His creation.  Read More
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More than Just Marriage
by Valeta Baty on February 21st, 2025
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you felt a nagging sense of unease, a subtle dissonance that whispered, “Something is not quite right here?” Perhaps it was a relationship, a business partnership, or even a casual friendship that seemed to clash with your deeply held values and beliefs.  Read More
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Untangling the Tithe
by Valeta Baty on February 14th, 2025
The truth is, tithing is not about checking off a box or impressing others with your math skills. It is an opportunity for you to put skin in the game and joyfully invest your resources in what matters— spreading the good news of Christ and providing for others. Instead of getting tangled up in percentage points, take a step back and allow yourself to be challenged at a deeper level.  Read More
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Biblical Finance (Part 2)
by Valeta Baty on February 7th, 2025
Scripture calls us to a life of stewardship, contentment, and generosity, trusting in Christ’s sufficiency rather than material abundance. By holding loosely to our possessions and surrendering our financial concerns to God, we reflect His heart and experience the peace that comes from relying on Him, not the world’s shifting wealth.   Read More
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Biblical Finance (Part 1)
by Valeta Baty on January 31st, 2025
We live in a world that tells us to hold tightly to what we have, to grasp at security through our possessions and savings. But Jesus calls us to something radically different. He asks us to live with open hands, trusting that our Father knows what we need before we even ask  Read More
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Growing Together in God's Grace
by Valeta Baty on January 24th, 2025
Of course, anytime you have a group of imperfect people living in transparency and speaking truth to one another, there is bound to be friction and tensions will rise. Disagreements and hurt feelings are inevitable on this side of eternity. However, amid differences, we must make every effort to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace   Read More
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The Power of Unity & the Holy Spirit-Study & Reflection
by Chris Smith on January 22nd, 2025
When believers come together in unity, with faith and expectation, amazing things can happen  Read More
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Lord of the Breakthrough
by Valeta Baty on January 17th, 2025
Baal-perazim. It is not exactly a name you hear tossed around at dinner parties, is it? Yet, maybe it should be. This obscure place is a pivot point, a place where God’s power crashes through our reality, turning everything on its head.  Read More
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