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The “We” Part of “Well” Really Does Matter
Any group or church can call itself Christian. That doesn’t mean anything. It can be all talk, womp-womp-womp, with no real evidence of Jesus or the cultural values of Heaven operating in and through them. But there’s also no truly Christian group or church that’s...
We’ve seen turbulence and miracles, and The Well is STILL HERE!
One seriously huge reason you’ll be glad to have invested your talents
The Well 3.0 and Our History Matters
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Mission first, differences aside
Remember what our mission is Through faith and repentance in Christ, we each make a choice to join the Body of Christ. The Body of Christ has one common Kingdom mission and ministry: to love others as Christ has loved us, which includes proclaiming the Good News of...
Your Group Can Be Part of the Revolution
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Don’t Quit on Community
2020 was a GREAT year, right?
2020 was a GREAT year, right? If we understand our salvation through the lens of conformity to Christ, then 2020 should have been a seriously GREAT year for us Christians. 2020 provided lots of opportunities to SEE the ugly in ourselves and lots of opportunities to...
Don’t Be Too Easily Satisfied
Where our comfort zone ends, the will of God begins We are creatures of comfort and habit. And since we love our suffering, testing and trial free zones, we are easily lulled into being content with the status quo of our religious traditions and habits. If we were to...
The In Between
We all know the story We know the story of the birth of Jesus and we know the story of the Resurrection. In the days before Covid, we would have Christmas Eve services and Easter morning services. Our churches were so packed that some were running six services and we...
God is With Us in the Struggle
Struggling to feel holly and jolly? As the song goes, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year...” Yet, for some of us it’s been hard to move into a space that reflects the reality of that sentiment. It may have been months since you last hugged your grandchildren,...
Rest is Part of Your Discipleship
Rest is part of your discipleship. One of the ways we actively imitate both the life and teachings of Jesus is by resting. Knowing the Father, becoming like the Son and participating in the work of the Spirit requires that you rest. What is rest to you? Take a minute...