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Last year, before the lockdowns began, two of my sons and I began studying Judo at a club in our area. Like many things that were going on in the spring of 2020, our lessons were brought to an abrupt halt. In our short time there we practiced appropriate posture, different grips, safe falls, and basic throwing techniques.
Read MoreGrowing up surrounded by Christians, Bible verses, and legalism, I was often secretly offended by Matthew 7:3-5. In the first section of his seventh chapter, Matthew records Jesus teaching about
Read MoreOne summer in my early 20’s I worked at a specialty Tea, Coffee, and Chocolate shop in North Dallas. This wasn’t one of the hip coffee shops that has popped up over the past decade. I’m talking about tea imported from a French purveyor, chocolate imported from Belgium, and Maseratis parked outside. Fancy.
Read MoreMy husband and I made the move from Texas to Massachusetts just over 2 years ago. We had a great life in Texas and many reasons to stay where we lived including family, friends, and a wonderful church. Most significantly, it’s where the Lord saved us and brought us into greater maturity of godliness and love for his people.
Read MoreIf you are like me, dear Christian, you have experienced seasons in your life of great spiritual growth: you were delighted to serve the Lord and His church. You continuously praised God for His goodness and often found yourself before the Throne making requests, exuberant that He loved to hear your prayers. You felt deep conviction and your ears were attune to the still, small voice of the Holy Spirit.
Read MoreHi! Let me introduce myself. My name is Carrie, I’m 62 years old and while most of my friends and other people my age are preparing for retirement, I did the unthinkable. This past summer, and yes, in the middle of a pandemic, I sold most of my
Read MoreIt’s okay. It happened to the best of us this year. At different times and in different ways we all lost our minds just a little bit. In one way or another, many of us became doctors who have never been to medical school, theologians who never attended seminary, even prophets who don’t know God.
Read MoreThis Christmas season, maybe more than any Christmas season that any of us can remember, our neighbors are feeling a deep sense of anticipation; a sense of hope for change. The sense that, just around the bend or just over the next hill is something fresh, something bright to bring us out of the fog.
Read MoreBack in August, 17 men and women became founding members of Grace Harbor Church New Bedford. We took vows of membership together, committing to watch over the spiritual good of one another for as long as we are in covenant membership together.
Read MoreWhat does it mean to wait? You show up for an appointment and the person at the desk directs you to sit in the waiting room. You’re getting gas for a road trip and your friend says, “Wait here just a minute, I’m going to run in and grab a soda.” But what are you doing in these or countless other situations?
Read MoreThe good new is that the Lord is answering our prayers and adding to our little brigade of believers in New Bedford. We are growing slowly, which is just the right speed. Also, we are
Read MoreSo it happened again this week, another Christian brother expressed that it was “unwise and unloving of me to move my family to New Bedford because it is both unsafe and undesirable. This isn’t the first time I have heard this. In fact, I have had many…
Read MoreWant to pray for Grace Harbor Church in 2019? Here are 19 specific things to pray for (in no particular order).
1. Unity - That God would establish unity among the our core group.
Read MoreLots of people have been asking what our timeline is and what will be happening along each step of the way. Our tentative timeline, is flexible and entirely dependent on the Lord. Please feel free to follow along with us in prayer. Here are some prayer points:
Read MoreHistorically, Christians have always geographically relocated for the sake of the Gospel. To make Him known where he is not previously known is a life well spent. Following in the footsteps of many before them, Jordan and Natasha Red, along with their
Read MoreIn August, Grace Harbor Church Providence unloaded trucks from Texas as the Proudfoots made the move to New Bedford in preparation of establishing Grace Harbor Church New Bedford. It just so happened to be one of the hottest days of summer, but we got it done! We were able to unload both trucks in…
Read MoreIt’s very hard to live a radical life for Christ, and to maintain a comfortable life at the same time. In Matthew 19, Jesus says to a very well-to-do young man: “walk away from all that brings you comfort, and come follow me.” Needless to say, the man could not bring himself to do it.
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