17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. I think sometimes we approach spiritual growth like we're gathering information.Read more Scripture. Learn more about God. Understand ...  Read More

The boy Samuel ministered before the Lord under Eli. In those days the word of the Lord was rare; there were not many visions.2 One night Eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place. 3 The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the house of the Lord, where the ark of God was. 4 Then the Lord called Samuel.Samuel answered...  Read More

God is our refuge and strength,    an ever-present help in trouble.2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way    and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,3 though its waters roar and foam    and the mountains quake with their surging.4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,    the holy place where the Most High dwells.5 God is within her, she will not fall; ...  Read More

14 When they came to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and the teachers of the law arguing with them. 15 As soon as all the people saw Jesus, they were overwhelmed with wonder and ran to greet him.16 “What are you arguing with them about?” he asked.17 A man in the crowd answered, “Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that has robbed him of speech. 18 Wh...  Read More

23 Search me, God, and know my heart;    test me and know my anxious thoughts.24 See if there is any offensive way in me,    and lead me in the way everlasting. We generally know ourselves pretty well.We know what we like. We know what bothers us. We know the things we're convinced are right.At least, we think we do.Psalm 139 ends with an invitation that I find both beautiful and a little uncomfor...  Read More

15 Yet the news about him spread all the more, so that crowds of people came to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses. 16 But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed. One of the things I love about Luke's Gospel is how frequently he draws our attention to Jesus praying.And I find the timing of those moments interesting.In Luke 5, Jesus' ministry is growing. People are hearing abou...  Read More

Over the next 30 days, we're inviting everyone at Heritage into a season of Scripture, prayer and discernment.We're asking a big question together: Who is God calling Heritage to become in our second decade?Now, I suppose we could begin by making lists. What should we do? What should we change? What should we keep doing? Where should we go?Those aren't necessarily bad questions. And eventually, so...  Read More

We are simply asking each other to make room for God.  Read More