Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY Ancient Paths: Sabbath/Rest By Shelly Huston I was working a 70 hour job that I loved, on the church leadership, worship and prayer teams, the president of a state organization and raising two sons. I was also carrying 20 hours at the university. A person...
Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY Ancient Paths: Generosity By Chris Woodward I think back to sitting around my grandparent’s table as a young teenager, eating soup and sandwiches. Even in this moment, I can hear and see him clasp his left hand around his wrist and tap his right hand...
Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY Ancient Paths: Story By Lisa Zulke Old script. Stay out of the way. Seen, not heard. Simmer down. Better behave. I don’t fit. I’ve nothing to offer. Fade into the backdrop. Disappear. Play small. Jesus flip. Mentors. Encouraging voices. Identity speakers. Belief of teachers. Speaking...
Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY Ancient Paths: Community By Meghan Hemenway I chose to keep my kids at home for the last school year and attend remotely for the entire year. It was a difficult decision, but for a number of reasons felt like the best choice for them. Overall...
Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY Ancient Paths: Prayer By Molly Fisher I’ve heard it said that everyone prays, (no atheists in a fox hole kind of thing.) Seems like that could be true, praying is often a last resort or a why not, when nothing else seems to be working. I...
Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY Ancient Paths: The Bible By Marnie Vasquez Gretchen, Cali, and Molly. Three women I know and admire deeply. As I live alongside them, this verse nags me with questions about what Jesus is doing in their lives. See what you think. “Your word is a...
Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY Ready For More Growth By Bill McMurtrey Are you familiar with the saying, "when one door closes another one opens?" I bet you are. That happened to me this year. I’m an ex-police officer. And I’m well involved and connected within our church community. That...
Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY Ready For More Joy By Lisa Zulke Defiant Joy. That is what my faith story line is called. For me, it means that in the face of circumstances that contradict, I will defiantly choose joy. It is a vision statement. A declaration. I don’t always...
Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY Ready For More Unity By Meghan Hemenway A saying I have heard this last year is "the good news is that nothing lasts forever and the bad news is that nothing lasts forever." We can be encouraged that whatever difficult season we are in will...
Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY Ready For More Freedom By Lisa Zulke When have you felt truly free? Sixteen. That was the first time I felt truly free. I bought a used telephone company car. An AMC Hornet. Never mind that I had to climb in and out the passenger...