By Guest Author | Ashley Piner: Growing up, my middle and high school youth group participated in an event called Bible Bowl, which was like the Super Bowl of Bible trivia. Our youth leaders would provide us with specific Bible verses and passages of Scripture that we needed to memorize and be ready to answer questions about....

By Guest Author | Heather Hamilton: Do you ever find yourself wondering if God really is close to his people? I, too, have asked this same question. As we have been studying in Exodus this series, and specifically the details provided to Moses on how to build the Tabernacle, I was reminded of the fact that we do not serve a distant God....

By Christy Hubbard: We are going through The Glory series at Opendoor Church and have been learning about the Tabernacle. I find it fascinating how intentional and specific God was with His instructions surrounding the construction of the Ark of the Covenant and the Tabernacle....

By Megan Wamer: I love to walk. I love taking time to be outside daily and move my body. This has become a habit for me. There’s a park where I love walking that takes you through the woods on paved and unpaved areas....

By Elliotte Pearson (Elder): I really have tried to remember a time or a moment when God brought up one of my many past sins, but I cannot. It is one of those outrageous aspects of God’s nature and character. ...

By Joy Kimbril: Worship is a lifestyle.” One of the worship leaders I served under after college made this statement and it resonated with me. ...

By Guest Author | Rachel Edwards: As we started this new series, Pastor Mike shared a sermon about the Tabernacle called "Yes, It Is A Religion!" If you weren't able to hear it, I'd encourage you to go back and watch it on the Opendoor App!...

By Pastor Nikki Bailey: One-on-One’s happen weekly with the Education Team at Opendoor. It’s a time when calendars are blocked for two employees to communicate, collaborate, listen, and assist each other in areas of need. ...

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. ...

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?”...

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....

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....

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! ...

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. ...

By Steve Miller: “To all who mourn in Israel, he will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair. In their righteousness, they will be like great oaks that the Lord has planted for his own glory....