Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY LOOKING BACK: God Can By Marnie Vasquez God can. I can’t. Thank goodness, because I’m a MESS. And I mean that. I’m awkward, my social timing is ALWAYS off, I’m not very smart, I drive my family crazy, I’m forgetful, pudgy, old, if I...
Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY LOOKING BACK: The Grinch and the Wisemen By Bill McMurtrey The Grinch who stole Christmas. Wow what a way to start the day. I smiled so big it didn’t feel real. I am a big Dr. Seuss fan . . . even have one wall...
Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY Love Always Hopes By Meghan Hemenway When my oldest son was little I would ask him what he talked about in kid’s church. Every Sunday he would say, “Jesus. Always Jesus.” He wasn’t wrong. This year as almost everything constant, secure, and seemingly unchangeable...
Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY LOOKING UP: Who Do You Say I Am? By Marnie Vasquez A good friend and colleague of mine and I are considered high performers, leaders and team cultivators with many successes this year. Here’s a glimpse into our conversation this week. At the...
Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY LOOKING UP: What Next? By Sarah Hahs A couple of weeks ago, I heard a new version of an old hymn. “On Christ the solid rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand, all other ground is sinking sand.” I hadn’t heard those words...
Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY LOOKING UP: God’s Call To Unity By Allison Antrim The United States has been through a lot since it declared independence from England in 1776. It has always struggled with competing points of view and different ideas of how to do things. Although division...
Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY NEW THING: Take Hold By Lisa Zulke Living our best life–flourishing–in 2020 under current conditions is hard. Not impossible–just HARD. I ask God to reveal a word-of-the-year to me and have for the past 7 years. Looking through my journal notes and planner, I...
Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY NEW THING: Step In! By Meghan Hemenway I’m tired. I’m weary of the work of living in this year. I feel like I’ve been holding my breath for all of 2020 believing if I can do that, all this will pass. The lie I’m...
Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY NEW THING: Revolutionary Values By Bill McMurtrey Fellow believer and actor Denzel Wahington is known for often saying "Put God First" and "Don’t confuse being ‘busy’ with being productive, there is a difference.” I’d say those two can go hand in hand. Do you find yourself being...
Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY NEW THING: Making Space By Meghan Hemenway Making space isn’t really difficult for me. I am not one who typically fills my calendar with lots of activities, knowing that downtime is crucial for me. But that hasn’t meant I have been making space for...