Mountain Ridge Church Podcast

We all want to feel fulfilled, avoid mediocrity and make a difference. Unfortunately, the sound track in our head sounds more like: I can’t seem to do anything right, my boss won’t promote me and my wife doesn’t respect me. Or maybe, I want to stop, I know I should, but I can’t. I am so frustrated with myself. I guess I will always be this way. You can have an ordinary life and live extraordinaril...

It’s Christmas time again! Does that excite you or is it more of a low-key at least I get time off work feeling? We will revive the traditions, eat the food, and watch the movies. It can be enjoyable, but it isn’t always meaningful. You have experienced some great Christmas’ where all seemed right with the world but also some not-so-great moments. Still the calendar is moving and Christmas is comi...

It’s Christmas time again! Does that excite you or is it more of a low-key at least I get time off work feeling? We will revive the traditions, eat the food, and watch the movies. It can be enjoyable, but it isn’t always meaningful. You have experienced some great Christmas’ where all seemed right with the world but also some not-so-great moments. Still the calendar is moving and Christmas is comi...

It is normal to feel like a stranger when you start at a new school, a new job or move to a new place. They do things differently and you don’t know all the ins and outs yet. The assumption is soon you will fit in and no longer feel strange but instead belong and get comfortable. The idea of staying a stranger is well…strange. It is not good to stay a stranger, is it?   Your best life includes bei...

It is normal to feel like a stranger when you start at a new school, a new job or move to a new place. They do things differently and you don’t know all the ins and outs yet. The assumption is soon you will fit in and no longer feel strange but instead belong and get comfortable. The idea of staying a stranger is well…strange. It is not good to stay a stranger, is it?   Your best life includes bei...

It is normal to feel like a stranger when you start at a new school, a new job or move to a new place. They do things differently and you don’t know all the ins and outs yet. The assumption is soon you will fit in and no longer feel strange but instead belong and get comfortable. The idea of staying a stranger is well…strange. It is not good to stay a stranger, is it?   Your best life includes bei...

It is normal to feel like a stranger when you start at a new school, a new job or move to a new place. They do things differently and you don’t know all the ins and outs yet. The assumption is soon you will fit in and no longer feel strange but instead belong and get comfortable. The idea of staying a stranger is well…strange. It is not good to stay a stranger, is it?   Your best life includes bei...

  It is normal to feel like a stranger when you start at a new school, a new job or move to a new place. They do things differently and you don’t know all the ins and outs yet. The assumption is soon you will fit in and no longer feel strange but instead belong and get comfortable. The idea of staying a stranger is well…strange. It is not good to stay a stranger, is it?   Your best life includes b...

Ever had the experience of seeing someone create something amazing…the song they sing, the graphic they design, or even the company they build and think “that’s beyond me!”? Maybe it is, we all have different talents. What is not beyond you is living a life of impact. There is a catch, you must get “beyond me” to live a life “beyond me.”   We all have something we wish we could improve, from how w...

Family is wonderful and messy, complicated, and clear. All while bringing great joy and deep hurt. We hang signs in our kitchens about the value of family and quietly wonder if ours is functional or dysfunctional? Marriage, being a parent, having in-laws, parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews...with this many relationships one of them is bound to be tricky!

Family is wonderful and messy, complicated, and clear. All while bringing great joy and deep hurt. We hang signs in our kitchens about the value of family and quietly wonder if ours is functional or dysfunctional? Marriage, being a parent, having in-laws, parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews...with this many relationships one of them is bound to be tricky!

Family is wonderful and messy, complicated, and clear. All while bringing great joy and deep hurt. We hang signs in our kitchens about the value of family and quietly wonder if ours is functional or dysfunctional? Marriage, being a parent, having in-laws, parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews...with this many relationships one of them is bound to be tricky!

Family is wonderful and messy, complicated, and clear. All while bringing great joy and deep hurt. We hang signs in our kitchens about the value of family and quietly wonder if ours is functional or dysfunctional? Marriage, being a parent, having in-laws, parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews...with this many relationships one of them is bound to be tricky!

Fresh starts, second chances, and do-overs are incredible opportunities and subtle reminders. We are motivated to try again, do better, and get it right, but the reason we need the do-over is less positive. The do-over is needed because of the failure that preceded it. Join us as we investigate how to make the most of a second chance!