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By Pastor Paul Gauche Today’s Word: ‘Playground’ as in… Life Lessons from The Playground. In most current contexts, the pandemic has closed even these cultural sites a swings sway empty in [...]

By Pastor Paul Gauche Today’s Word: ‘FEAR’  as in… there are many reasons why the wilderness is a difficult place for us, but it all come back to fear. Currently, there’s an enormous amount [...]

By Pastor Paul Gauche Today’s Word: ‘Relational’ as in… we are relationally connected to a planet-full of others with whom we, all of us, have some kind of relationship. And the extent to [...]

By Pastor Paul Gauche My small group meeting of “Thrivers” began with introductions. We went around the dinner table and introduced ourselves; everyone shared their name and what they did. It was [...]

By Pastor Paul Gauche Today’s Word: ‘Animated’ as in… Mickey, Pinocchio, Woody, and a girl name Lisa all have one thing in common: they are all animated. Mickey came to life on November 18, 1928 [...]

By Pastor Paul Gauche Today’s Word: ‘Why’ as in… just underneath the “The Thriver’s Prayer on my ‘Ta-Dahhh!’ list is “My Daily Why.” Embracing rhythms of life that lead to deeper thriving [...]

By Pastor Paul Gauche Today’s Word: ‘RESURRECTION’ as in… Easter! Thanks be to God for the power of God’s amazing grace and awesome love for all people everywhere – no exceptions! Christ is [...]

By Pastor Paul Gauche Today’s Word: ‘Blessings’ as in… they do occur. One of my dearest and closest life-long friends sent me a poem today. ‘Blessings’ by the poet Ronald Wallace is one of those [...]

By Pastor Paul Gauche Today’s Word: ‘HOVER’ as in… the Spirit is hovering over all things. I was on a run early this morning. It was that beautiful time of the morning: brisk, clear, bright, and [...]

By Pastor Paul Gauche Today’s Word: ‘Rodeo’ as in… this really isn’t our first one, as far as disease goes. We’ve been here before. Maybe that’s the good news. I know I’m equipped with an [...]