Specific Thanksgiving, Always

November 28, 2025

By: Rachel Sweeney Francoforte

“Devote yourselves to prayer; stay alert in it with thanksgiving”

Colossians 4:2

Colossians begin with encouragement. And maybe this is a note we can take into our everyday lives, even outside this season of Thanksgiving. I received a text the other day out...

Gratitude

November 21, 2025

By Amanda Easterling

“Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”

1 Thessalonians 5:18

Oftentimes It’s easy to feel grateful when life is good - When God is answering and the doors are opening - but true Gratitude is so...

Iron Sharpeners Run Neighborhood Group

November 14, 2025

By: Lauren Dungy

“Iron sharpens iron, as one friend sharpens another”

Proverbs 27:17

The Iron Sharpeners are a small group that is part of the Grace Family Church Neighborhood Ministry. It was formed 12 years ago as a way to minister to women who had a desire...

Your Faithfulness

November 6, 2025

By: Rita Early

“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever”

Hebrews 13:8

As I pondered, is God faithful in all circumstances? I indignantly replied, “Yes, of course He is.” But then I thought about all the times I’ve felt...

Will God Ever Give up on Me?

October 31, 2025

By Lauren Maloney 

 “Give thanks to the God of Heaven! His faithful love endures forever."

Psalm 136:26

Will God ever give up on me?

There was a time when I believed I was beyond redemption, unreachable by God’s light due to my past...

Will God Really Give Me a Second Chance?

October 24, 2025

By:  Rori Braum

Fortunately for all of us, YES, God really gives us many second chances.  The human race would have been extinct long ago if God didn’t display His mercy upon us.  What is mercy?  It is the compassionate and benevolent action of God.  He doesn't give us the punishment...