Our Stories Unleashed

Renewal

Wednesday evenings, UBC hosts Renewal – a space for discipleship, healing, and recovery. Two years ago, this program helped me deal with the grief and depression that I had been living with for a very long time. Now I am walking through it again to deepen my walk with Christ and refine some areas that separate me from the hope and joy that Christ gives.  Our current focus is centered on belief in God with the premise that our beliefs influence our actions. One of the questions...

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Posted by Caroline Poe

Church and Family

“The church and the family are inherently connected to one another, and the well-being of one is dependent on the other.” - Chris Shirley, Family Ministry and the Church: A Leader's Guide for Ministry Through Families I have been thinking a lot about this lately. When you look at your family and your home, how do you see the church reflected? And when you look at your church, how do you see your family reflected? My prayer is that you find reflections of both in each other. In...

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Posted by Martha Harvey

Circle of Support

Last week, Steve and I traded in the heat of Fort Worth for the muggy beauty of Pass Christian Mississippi – pretty comparable temperature wise, yet with a gentle breeze off the bay of St Louis.Two weeks before we left, I convinced Steve to ride bikes with me. And while the idea was awesome, I didn’t have the ability to match his pace or his endurance. While he was very kind about it, I was quite disappointed. Over the next week or so, I added running and biking to my morning...

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Posted by Caroline Poe

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