Weekly Summary – September 14, 2026

Updates include results on our weekly poll about an area to grow spiritually this year, the first post in our Shame series, and the Song of the Week, Graves Into…

We took off last week for Labor Day – we didn’t put in the labor!

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Tuesday Poll
We posted a poll asking If you could pick ONE thing to grow in spiritually this year, what would it be?

Thursday Reflection
I posted the first video of an at least 4-week series on Shame. Shame tells us to hide, stay silent, and believe we’re the only one but we started by recognizing the voice of shame in our lives.

Saturday Song of the Week
On Saturday, Karen Egyud posted the Song of the Week. The song is Graves Into Gardens by Brandon Lake (not Lakes, Karen) (Karen’s response – LOL!). Here is the YouTube link –https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwX1f2gYKZ4&list=RDKwX1f2gYKZ4&start_radio=1

I remember hearing this song for the first time at Easter during COVID. I loved the song from the first chord and I love the lyrics which tie into our shame series.

You turn mourning to dancing
You give beauty for ashes
You turn shame into glory
You’re the only one who can


Sunday Podcast
On Sunday, Mike Mast and I shared the last video in our 4-week Podcast talking about What does it really mean to follow Jesus and what does discipleship look like.

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