Posts by Nathan Wheeler

Focus Slow your breathing and become aware of the taking in and letting out of your breath. Focus on putting things aside so you will be open to what God is saying to you today. Read Psalm 69:7-10, 16-18 It is for your sake that I have borne reproach, that shame has covered my face. […]

Focus Prepare yourself to discern what is and what is not of God today. Still yourself so you can hear how God is calling you. Read Genesis 35:1-4 (NRSV) God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and settle there. Make an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read Psalm 86:1-10 (NRSV) Incline your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy. Preserve my life, for I am devoted to you; save your servant who trusts […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for a peace at this time. Read Luke 6:12-19 (NRSV) Now during those days he went out to the mountain to pray; and he spent the night in prayer to God. And when day came, he called his […]

Focus Stop and thank God for being present with you today. Ask for God’s guidance as you hear God’s voice through scripture and the writer. Read 1 Samuel 3:1-9 (NRSV) Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the LORD under Eli. The word of the LORD was rare in those days; visions were not widespread. […]

Written by Rev. Taylor Young   A hot-button word that I hear in media and church is “Biblical Marriage”. So I constantly ask: What do you consider to be a Biblical marriage? Was any property or money exchanged between your families in order to make your marriage happen? How did your parents arrange your wedding […]

Welcome to the Youth Ministry Minute hosted by Nathan Wheeler. On this episode, I was in Hot Springs, Arkansas on Saturday for our CPYC One Day Experience! I share some about CPYC, Young Adult Beach Bash, Young Adult Immersion Trip to Mexico and Youth Worker Retreat. CPYC One Day Experience St. Luke CPC Ft. Worth, […]

Written by Joe Stephenson The Big Secret Part 2 For Part 1 click here Have you ever been a situation where you felt out of place? I have, and let me tell you what! It can be super uncomfortable! About a year and a half ago I moved to Chandler, Indiana. One of my biggest […]

Originally written for Vibrant Faith: “our name is our mission.” For more, please visit www.VibrantFaith.org/blog.   The camp high. I hear about it all the time. Even the most ardent camp supporters grudgingly acknowledge its existence. But what is it, and how large are its effects? We have all seen the smiling faces on the […]

Welcome to the Youth Ministry Minute hosted by Nathan Wheeler. On this episode CPYC 2017, Pocket Change Challenge, Young Adult GA Beach Bash, Youth Worker Retreat CPYC 2017 June 25-30 at Bethel University Registration Open Now! Lock in the lowest registration rate now! http://cpc.app-staging.com/cpyc CPYC College Work Crew Application http://cpc.app-staging.com/cpyc/#1452279586172-a6dcecec-834f Pocket Change Challenge Help students […]