Mountain Ridge Church Podcast

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...

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...

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...

Who has time for philosophy, examining their life and deep thought? Well, you do. You do it all the time. Everyone has flashing moments where they wonder about their life. “Is this what it is all about? Am I in the right relationship? Does this job make me happy? I parenting, right?” Sometimes it is not just a flash but a season where we have important questions we need to answer about our life. W...

Who has time for philosophy, examining their life and deep thought? Well, you do. You do it all the time. Everyone has flashing moments where they wonder about their life. “Is this what it is all about? Am I in the right relationship? Does this job make me happy? I parenting, right?” Sometimes it is not just a flash but a season where we have important questions we need to answer about our life. W...

Who has time for philosophy, examining their life and deep thought? Well, you do. You do it all the time. Everyone has flashing moments where they wonder about their life. “Is this what it is all about? Am I in the right relationship? Does this job make me happy? I parenting, right?” Sometimes it is not just a flash but a season where we have important questions we need to answer about our life. W...

Who has time for philosophy, examining their life and deep thought? Well, you do. You do it all the time. Everyone has flashing moments where they wonder about their life. “Is this what it is all about? Am I in the right relationship? Does this job make me happy? I parenting, right?” Sometimes it is not just a flash but a season where we have important questions we need to answer about our life. W...

Who has time for philosophy, examining their life and deep thought? Well, you do. You do it all the time. Everyone has flashing moments where they wonder about their life. “Is this what it is all about? Am I in the right relationship? Does this job make me happy? I parenting, right?” Sometimes it is not just a flash but a season where we have important questions we need to answer about our life. W...

Who has time for philosophy, examining their life and deep thought? Well, you do. You do it all the time. Everyone has flashing moments where they wonder about their life. “Is this what it is all about? Am I in the right relationship? Does this job make me happy? I parenting, right?” Sometimes it is not just a flash but a season where we have important questions we need to answer about our life. W...

Today anxiety, division, navigating difficult family situations, daily struggles, and heartbreak seem to be the norm. Add to these an unprecedented level of outrage and the result is a culture biting and devouring itself. It is sad and discouraging until it gets personal, then it becomes bitter and tragic. Your problems are different than mine. It is why we stumble and struggle to understand each...

Today anxiety, division, navigating difficult family situations, daily struggles, and heartbreak seem to be the norm. Add to these an unprecedented level of outrage and the result is a culture biting and devouring itself. It is sad and discouraging until it gets personal, then it becomes bitter and tragic. Your problems are different than mine. It is why we stumble and struggle to understand each...

Today anxiety, division, navigating difficult family situations, daily struggles, and heartbreak seem to be the norm. Add to these an unprecedented level of outrage and the result is a culture biting and devouring itself. It is sad and discouraging until it gets personal, then it becomes bitter and tragic. Your problems are different than mine. It is why we stumble and struggle to understand each...

Today anxiety, division, navigating difficult family situations, daily struggles, and heartbreak seem to be the norm. Add to these an unprecedented level of outrage and the result is a culture biting and devouring itself. It is sad and discouraging until it gets personal, then it becomes bitter and tragic. Your problems are different than mine. It is why we stumble and struggle to understand each...