Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY Be Grateful By Sarah Hahs I have loved this series, Letters From Future Me. What a beautiful thought that I could come back in time and impart wisdom to my past self. And I have spent several weeks thinking about what I would tell myself. Would I...
Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY Work Isn’t Everything By Lisa Zulke I LOVE to work. I love the work I get to do. I love the outcomes of the work I have found. I am not my work. That last one is hard to say with confidence. For more of...
Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY What’s Worth Fighting For? By Bill McMurtrey Have you ever done it? I bet you have. I bet you wish you could go back to tell your younger self about your future. I know that I certainly wish I could. We can’t go back in...
Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY You Make Enough To Be Generous By Lisa Zulke No matter how much I make, I make enough to be generous if I want to. If. I. Want. To. Ouch. I recall my years as a single 20-something being deeply mired in the scarcity mindset....
Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY How To Answer Your God Questions By Brooke Hodnefield Growing up and moving around all over the country time and time again, I continued to whisper a question on repeat – to myself, to my parents, and, namely, to a God I was seeking, whether...
Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY Is God Merciful? By Molly Fisher Where are you God? Are you listening? Do you really care? God, it seems like evil is winning and that your enemies are gaining ground. Have you uttered these questions or had these thoughts? I have, more often than...
Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY Is God Powerful? By Meghan Hemenway What does power look like to you? If you were to describe yourself as powerful, what characteristics would you possess? If this is difficult to imagine, try looking at the question in a different way: If you do not...
Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY Is God Working? By Chris Woodward When I was young, I remember thinking my father could do anything, fix anything, like MacGyver, two toothpicks, and a roll of tape. He could put the shower back together. As with all things, doubt would creep in eventually....
Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY Is God Loving? By Shelly Huston “Jesus looked at him and loved him.” Mark 10:21 At pivotal moments in our lives, when we’ve done phenomenal things, like a proud father, God looks at us and loves us. For some, it’s victories in academia, sports, ministry,...
Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY Is God Listening? By Lisa Zulke "Your God is always in the hot tub, waiting to listen to anything you will bring him." -AJ Swoboda This is a compelling image from Sunday. It helps me remember that God is ready and accessible 24/7. He is...