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Meghann Arnold | “When you allow God’s people into the messiest and most beautiful parts of your life, you’re practicing community. It’s messy, it’s inconvenient at times, and it’s also incredibly beautiful and edifying.”

Olivia Honey | “I see glimpses of Heaven often at Ozark: individuals using their separate giftings and devoting their whole lives to worship their Creator while inviting others to do the same thing.”

Raina Songer | “God didn’t promise us that life would be easy, but He does promise He is with us.”

Maggie Schade | “I remember saying, “I just wish I was in control of everything!” And God, in his ever so patient and gentle way, spoke to my heart and said, “I’m so glad you’re not, because it means I am.”

Jed Moody | “It’s up to us not only to remove certain things from our attention time but to replace those things with what really deserves our attention. To intentionally choose one thing over another, for where your attention is, there your time will be also.”

Mark Miller | “In the primary language of India, the word “Orphan” means “godless child.” However, there are no godless children here at CICM..”

Jessica Scheuermann | “It’s not just that I’m bad at predicting future events, it’s that I also can’t see the future’s ripple effects either.”

Dan Toney | “Part of being made in God’s image means that he wired us to care for others. It’s in our DNA. He made us to care for others just like he cares for us.”

Theresa Barnes | “LORD, I hear you, and I see you. Your message is clear to me. It is you who is speaking. It is you who is leading. It is you. I believe!”

Brad Warren | “Jesus’ call on my life has been pretty simple when it comes to this: anything that tells me I’m better than another person is a lie. Likewise, anything that pits me against another person who is created in the image of God is a lie.”

Delaney Salva | “Contentment is a state of mind or being where someone is satisfied in God no matter their circumstances.”

Cindy Cutler | “Each person’s grief story was different, yet the same: Someone was loved, and death took that someone away.”

Peter Buckland | “Reflecting God as men requires our commitment to be trustworthy, connected, merciful, and protective.”

Chad Ragsdale | “⁣Over time, we come to think like those we imitate. Imitate a friend, a teacher, a parent, or a celebrity for very long and eventually your way of thinking will be a reflection of theirs.”

“I learned that God is faithful. And will always be with us.” – Tatum, age 12

Chip Songer | “It is safe to say God knows we are pretty bad at remembering. Time and time again, throughout the Bible, God commands his people to set up reminders of His faithfulness.”

Peyton Marple | “Grief now married to this inexplicable peace. The presence of God, who is light and life and light, met the hopelessness and heaviness of losing a loved one.”

Dennis Hounshell | “It doesn’t always take a major overhaul for relationships to improve. And even a little improvement can create lasting momentum for growing stronger, healthier relationships.”

Brennan Breuer | “It is in this messiness that God wants to use flawed people like us – in the residue of abandonment, abuse of every kind, grief, and loneliness.”

Taylor Miller | “Why do we sometimes have the hardest time believing the most liberating truths?”