Category: Reflections
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When Faith Hurts
When we equate comfort with faith, we perceive dark nights, hurts, failures, and disappointment as signs of a flawed faith.
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“I must’ve drank me fifteen Dr. Peppers”
If you are reading this, you are probably curious about the title of this post. For those who do not recognize the phrase, it comes from the movie Forrest Gump as Forrest narrates a visit to the White House to be honored by the President. Forrest shares that the food was free, but he wasn’t…
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Love God, Love Others, Serve the World
I introduced this phrase and corresponding image to the church a few months ago. I presented this to the congregation in the context of discipleship; A disciple Loves God (through worship), Loves Others (through Christians Community), and Serves the World (through Christian service). I said something along the lines that if people were worshiping in…
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Apocalypse 2020: The Most Important People in the World
School teachers are, without a doubt, the most important people in our country.
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Apocalypse 2020: Doing Nothing Takes a lot of Work
What happens if you do nothing? For years I have read and listened to leadership gurus explaining how one of the most important responsibilities of a leader is to lead change within their organization. Leaders must develop the ability to motivate their teams in order for change to happen. The status quo is the enemy;…
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“Lights please”
My prayer for you this Christmas is my prayer for me. May we find Christmas or may Christmas find us.
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Apocalypse 2020: Real Revelation
Can you remember where you were a year ago? As I went to begin writing this blog post I ran across a draft for a blog post I started in December of 2019. That unfinished draft talked about just how challenging 2019 seemed to be for everyone and how there was a collective hope that…
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Advent Letter from Pastor Tanner
December 5, 2020 “The time has come,” Jesus said. “The Kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!” Dear Friend, The calendar has now flipped over to the month of December. We find ourselves beginning to think about the end of 2020. One more month and this bizarre year will officially be over. We…
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All Were Satisfied
They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish. ~ Mark 6:42-43 Last Sunday at Battle Creek First, we shared communion together. Due to restrictions in place in response to Covid, our time of communion may appear to focus on us as individuals more…
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A Letter From the Pastor
“Speak, for your servant is listening.” 1 Samuel 3:10b For quite some time the above scripture has been running on repeat through my mind. I wasn’t sure why I couldn’t shake it, nor could I figure out what brought it to my attention. But nevertheless, God’s voice always meets us where we are. And this…
Tanner H Griffin 