By Guest Author | Rebecca Alfred: I am fresh returning from an 8-day mission trip to Belize. Along with 12 other women, I made the trip of a lifetime, and the impact won’t soon be forgotten. After an eventful day of traveling on Saturday, we touched down and began to work immediately on our prep work for the events to be held during our time there.   Read More

By Mary Beth Dunn: Have you ever wondered why people raise their hands, clap, shout, and sing in church? If you’re anything like me, there have been moments in my life when I’ve asked the question, “what are we doing and why?”  Read More

By Theresa Golden: Sometimes, I tend to complicate even the simplest things in life. I guess, you could call it my "toxic trait." I have a tendency to take a minor issue, overthink it, worry about it, and then turn it into something much larger than it originally was.  Read More

By Pastor Tyler Braden: For the past several weeks, we’ve been in a series at church where we’ve looked at different prophets, priests, and kings in the Bible. One of my favorite kings, and probably one of many people's favorites, is King David.  Read More

By Guest Author | Megan Wamer: At the beginning of each year, Opendoor does a time of prayer and fasting as a church. I always commit to doing that myself. Although initially, people don’t jump up and down at the thought of fasting, I always know that this time brings so much fruit in my life that I actually look forward to it!   Read More

By Rachael Wynne: It takes intentionality to be as desperate for God when we are walking in our answered prayers as we are when we are praying for Him to intercede for us.   Read More