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Fear and Failure

15 Mar 201915 Mar 2019

Fear does not mean absence of faith. Failure does not mean absence of God’s approval. There’s a story I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. Peter (a follower of Jesus) and…

Sitting at Bob’s

Something most people don't know about me is that whatever coffee cup I am using generally reflects my mood. I pick my morning cup based solely on my feelings. Today…

Spilling Water

Lately in the Shepherd house I've been really into teaching my kids (who are both under the age of 5) how to do chores while my husband has been really…

Randi the Guest Preacher

I don't typically preach at Every Day Church. We have a bi-monthly podcast (here) that takes the place of a weekly sermon. So when my good friends, pastors Melanie and…

Can We Ignore God When He Says No?

5 Jul 20185 Jul 2018

Jesus turned water into wine. It's his first miracle. Literally, I've been thinking about this story for two months. It started back in May when Kris and I talked about…

Religion is so Easy

11 Jun 201811 Jun 2018

Sometimes I think we've made religion too hard. We've set the rules. We've kept the rules. Have we? We've made sure all the people know all the rules. What if it's…

NEW PODCAST

13 Mar 201812 Mar 2018

Check out the latest podcast on the "Pure in Heart" on our website. www.jesuslovestoledo.com/media

Talking to God

So if you didn't grow up in church, this concept might seem weird. Talking to God? Is that possible? Hearing from God? Does that make you crazy? One of my…

Monday Chats

12 Feb 201811 Feb 2018

Happy Monday, people! At EDC we are chatting on a few questions in our groups this week. I (Randi) am going to answer them below for myself and I encourage…

New Podcast Alert

13 Jan 201812 Jan 2018

Check out our latest podcast HERE! In this podcast we discuss "The Beatitudes." Basically, it is a collection of sayings that seem a little backwards but promise blessing and…