Mountain Ridge Church Podcast

Everyone has them. Everyone has found themselves wondering, “What happened”? We all have relationships, and we have all felt the sting of an important relationship failing. It could be hundreds of different things, but about the time you have a smooth working relationship, life comes at you fast. Job changes, babies born, kids becoming adults, health concerns, and financial upheaval are just a few...

A few quiet moments, a chance to be alone and rest...sounds good, doesn’t it? At times we want to be left alone, but no one wants to be alone. Christmas can be encouraging or discouraging, but it is rarely neutral. Do you know why?? Christmas taps into an inborn drive we all have to connect. If we have deep connected relationships, Christmas magnifies them; if we don’t and fight feelings of loneli...

A few quiet moments, a chance to be alone and rest...sounds good, doesn’t it? At times we want to be left alone, but no one wants to be alone. Christmas can be encouraging or discouraging, but it is rarely neutral. Do you know why?? Christmas taps into an inborn drive we all have to connect. If we have deep connected relationships, Christmas magnifies them; if we don’t and fight feelings of loneli...

A few quiet moments, a chance to be alone and rest...sounds good, doesn’t it? At times we want to be left alone, but no one wants to be alone. Christmas can be encouraging or discouraging, but it is rarely neutral. Do you know why?? Christmas taps into an inborn drive we all have to connect. If we have deep connected relationships, Christmas magnifies them; if we don’t and fight feelings of loneli...

A few quiet moments, a chance to be alone and rest...sounds good, doesn’t it? At times we want to be left alone, but no one wants to be alone. Christmas can be encouraging or discouraging, but it is rarely neutral. Do you know why?? Christmas taps into an inborn drive we all have to connect. If we have deep connected relationships, Christmas magnifies them; if we don’t and fight feelings of loneli...

A few quiet moments, a chance to be alone and rest...sounds good, doesn’t it? At times we want to be left alone, but no one wants to be alone. Christmas can be encouraging or discouraging, but it is rarely neutral. Do you know why?? Christmas taps into an inborn drive we all have to connect. If we have deep connected relationships, Christmas magnifies them; if we don’t and fight feelings of loneli...

You live in a world of expectations. Parents have expectations for their kids, bosses have expectations for their team, and you, you have expectations for yourself. It creates a tension you can manage but never solve. There is who you are, who you want to be, and who other people expect you to be. How do you choose which expectations to strive for? What do you do when they feel overwhelmingly heav...

You live in a world of expectations. Parents have expectations for their kids, bosses have expectations for their team, and you, you have expectations for yourself. It creates a tension you can manage but never solve. There is who you are, who you want to be, and who other people expect you to be. How do you choose which expectations to strive for? What do you do when they feel overwhelmingly heav...

You live in a world of expectations. Parents have expectations for their kids, bosses have expectations for their team, and you, you have expectations for yourself. It creates a tension you can manage but never solve. There is who you are, who you want to be, and who other people expect you to be. How do you choose which expectations to strive for? What do you do when they feel overwhelmingly heav...

Have you heard the expression, “life comes at you fast”? For some life is slow and predictable for most things are in constant motion. There are some wonderful surprises and tough experiences, but we don’t usually know when they are coming. You know when taxes are due, when your child graduates and your birthday…it’s the other stuff that sneaks up on you. No matter the pace of your life, there is...

Have you heard the expression, “life comes at you fast”? For some life is slow and predictable for most things are in constant motion. There are some wonderful surprises and tough experiences, but we don’t usually know when they are coming. You know when taxes are due, when your child graduates and your birthday…it’s the other stuff that sneaks up on you. No matter the pace of your life, there is...

Have you heard the expression, “life comes at you fast”? For some life is slow and predictable for most things are in constant motion. There are some wonderful surprises and tough experiences, but we don’t usually know when they are coming. You know when taxes are due, when your child graduates and your birthday…it’s the other stuff that sneaks up on you. No matter the pace of your life, there is...

Have you heard the expression, “life comes at you fast”? For some life is slow and predictable for most things are in constant motion. There are some wonderful surprises and tough experiences, but we don’t usually know when they are coming. You know when taxes are due, when your child graduates and your birthday…it’s the other stuff that sneaks up on you. No matter the pace of your life, there is...

Prayer is basic and yet confusing. On one hand it is talking to God, simple. On the other hand, it is not unusual to feel intimidated, uncertain, or even wonder why pray in the first place. We are all at different places when it comes to talking to God. Some have only a few quick conversations in their entire history…some seem to have a conversation going on all day all the time. You know who pray...

Prayer is basic and yet confusing. On one hand it is talking to God, simple. On the other hand, it is not unusual to feel intimidated, uncertain, or even wonder why pray in the first place. We are all at different places when it comes to talking to God. Some have only a few quick conversations in their entire history…some seem to have a conversation going on all day all the time. You know who pray...

Prayer is basic and yet confusing. On one hand it is talking to God, simple. On the other hand, it is not unusual to feel intimidated, uncertain, or even wonder why pray in the first place. We are all at different places when it comes to talking to God. Some have only a few quick conversations in their entire history…some seem to have a conversation going on all day all the time. You know who pray...

Don’t you love it when you walk into a place and feel like you belong? It is relaxing, energizing, comfortable and calming. You can’t “force” belonging, but there are a few things you can do almost to guarantee you feel like you belong. It all starts with how you see others and how you engage with one another. Our relationships with the one anothers around us reveal what we really believe, not wha...

Don’t you love it when you walk into a place and feel like you belong? It is relaxing, energizing, comfortable and calming. You can’t “force” belonging, but there are a few things you can do almost to guarantee you feel like you belong. It all starts with how you see others and how you engage with one another. Our relationships with the one anothers around us reveal what we really believe, not wha...

Don’t you love it when you walk into a place and feel like you belong? It is relaxing, energizing, comfortable and calming. You can’t “force” belonging, but there are a few things you can do almost to guarantee you feel like you belong. It all starts with how you see others and how you engage with one another. Our relationships with the one anothers around us reveal what we really believe, not wha...

Don’t you love it when you walk into a place and feel like you belong? It is relaxing, energizing, comfortable and calming. You can’t “force” belonging, but there are a few things you can do almost to guarantee you feel like you belong. It all starts with how you see others and how you engage with one another. Our relationships with the one anothers around us reveal what we really believe, not wha...

Life is full of ups and downs. Just when you think life’s roller coaster is leveling off, you hear the rhythmic clank of the chain slowly jerking you upward. After the moment of exhilaration at the top comes the white-knuckle plummet to the bottom. Life is a journey and together we will discover that Joseph went from the pit of slavery to the pinnacle of power. Much like Joseph, we are faced with...

Life is full of ups and downs. Just when you think life’s roller coaster is leveling off, you hear the rhythmic clank of the chain slowly jerking you upward. After the moment of exhilaration at the top comes the white-knuckle plummet to the bottom. Life is a journey and together we will discover that Joseph went from the pit of slavery to the pinnacle of power. Much like Joseph, we are faced with...

All of us know life isn’t fair and most of us can handle small doses of unfairness but there should be some evening out. It is confusing at times when bad things happen to good people. Even more disturbing when good things happen to bad people. When it goes beyond a small dose it is upsetting. When innocent lives are upended and made bitter from tragedy. When people who are willing to use and abus...