In our latest Parenting Pathway Podcast series, we are discussing parenting a child who suffers disabling anxiety. In part one, Family Ministry Pastor Dave Carl has a conversation with Jeri Marshall, Licensed Professional Counselor, and Erin Johnson, Licensed Processional Counselor Intern with Watershed Initiative. We will look at how the changing environment around our kids with...
Giving the Gifts of Technology This Christmas?
Are you introducing new technology to your home this holiday season? Whether you are giving a new smart phone, tablet, computer, or gaming system, these decisions can be a little scary. At times, it seems like you are inviting the world into your home—and into the hearts of your children. If you are anything like...
The War on Children
The lips are wagging, and the supposed “War on Christmas” theme is yet again raising its seasonal head. I never associated snowflakes on a cup with somehow sharing the message of Christ being the Savior of the world, so I feel the red cup fiasco is nothing more than a futile attempt by Satan to...
How Love Wins
This weekend, Pastor Chuck prayed about the recent events in our country. From the families of those killed in the church massacre in South Carolina, to the families of the nine killed in the Alaska plane crash, and the SCOTUS decision changing the way our government views marriage. When you open your computer, turn on...
Will You Be My Neighbor?
We live in a hyper-social society — however, the art of true socializing is all but gone. Families are fully immersed in their smartphones and disengaged with one another. People flock to Facebook before their alarm clock stops buzzing, and others are drawn to posting their life in photos for the entire world to view. What a paradox: we know what our...