Tales from Rehab
I have experienced the community of believers here at ECC in a very real way recently. You all have taught me what it means to care for each other. ...
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A Biblical Love Poem
The Bible celebrates love between a husband and a wife, sometimes in the most shocking ways....
What the Elders are Reading
Do you want to know what the elders are reading right now?...
Book Review: resource to help parents (and others) lead children to clarity about gender identity
New book helps parents, mentors, pastors, youth ministers, children’s ministry volunteers, or simply friends "bring clarity to young minds in a world that is spinning in confusion" ...
Catch Up on Summer Books
Did you miss out on seeing what books we were recommending and selling this summer? Catch up now with a complete list of what we had at the book table....
Resolved: Not to make resolutions
Resolutions are easily forgotten in the shuffle of the new year. Instead of a list of resolutions, perhaps one word to guide my thoughts and intentions will keep me focused on how God wants to grow me this year....
Book Recommendations for Christmas Gifts
Here's some help for finding books to give away as Christmas gifts this year. ...
Your Marriage is about Community
Getting married is not an isolated event between two people. Rather, a Christian wedding invites the entire community of the people of God to look in and peer on your marriage. Are you married? Then guess what...your relationship to your spouse is open to accountability from everyone else!...
Keep ReadingSummer in the Burbs
Having lived in a suburb most of my life, I can both identify and enjoy the over-the-top depiction of middle-class suburban life. Unlike the movie depiction however, there are many people who can live in their suburban homes and even after 30 years, never really get to know those who live on the same street....
Keep ReadingWide-Angle Bible Reading
Consider a new way of reading your Bible this summer: whole book Bible reading. Here's why to do it and how it might change your outlook on the Bible....
Keep Reading40 Hour Concert of Prayer Reflections
Reflections from a participant in our 40 Hour Concert of Prayer during Holy Week....
Keep ReadingWho's Nextdoor?
How well do you really know the people in your neighborhood? Michael posed that question on the blog a couple of weeks ago, and it's been haunting me. I know I've done an awful job of getting to know my neighbors since we've lived in our house. This is not, as Michael noted, an isolated phenomenon. In many of America's communities, the easy familiarity we once had with o...
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Thoughts from the Book of Daniel
“How do we live faithful and effective lives in an increasingly secular world?”...
Keep ReadingThe Forty Day Prayer Covenant Follow-up
Pastor BriefingMay 6, 2015 By now, most of you have completed your 40 Day Prayer commitments. I, personally, felt very good about the 40 Day Prayer Covenant preaching series. Based on your feedback, I believe there has been more prayer among our congregation than ever before. I hope that you have experienced personal renewal through it. I know I have! I would encourage y...
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Reach Out
Did you ever wish someone would reach out to you? Here are three ways you can help build a culture of reaching out at ECC. ...
Keep ReadingFinding and keeping community
Community is not just a buzzword. It is important to all of us. We need to value the work of building community. We need others, and others need us....
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