Craig & Megan Hammond are serving at a public high school in the Salem-Keizer School District where Craig officially serves as the Chaplain for North Salem High School. He also acts as an assistant coach and Megan is present in many ways for the students and staff. The opportunities that God has given them are resulting in hearts and souls being won for the Kingdom—not every day, but bit by bit and little by little, love wins through the Hammond's work.

We are revisiting the central theme of our current message series, "The One Thing: Mary or Martha?" What if it is actually better, in all the ways that really matter, to set Martha's ‘to do’ list aside and instead, discover Mary's simple yet profound joy of being in Jesus' presence... sitting at His feet and listening.

What makes someone a good neighbor? Is it friendly conversation over a shared fence? Lawn care for an elderly couple down the block? It has been described as 'being made aware of a need and, if you are able, meeting that need.' Today's information highway ensures we are aware of so many - BIG needs all over the world.

How do we, as followers of Jesus, step in and even step up?

"Where is your faith?" he asked them. The disciples were filled with fear, NOT faith as their boat was tossed about in the raging storm. Did Jesus' presence in the very same boat, although sleeping, indicate nothing to them? Even the chosen twelve needed to be reminded that the 'faith over fear' mantra is not just for a t-shirt.

Generosity denotes the spirit in which one performs an action - a voluntary, unselfish giving of time, money, attention or other resources. Generous people are especially willing to share their resources with others. How do we engage generously within the Church and within our own local communities and congregations?

Reading the bible and listening to what it tells us are key to our relationship with God. There is no better way to get to know someone than by listening - really listening - to what they say. But then what do you do with what you've heard?

The primary way the scriptures refer to God is as our Heavenly Father. Unfortunately because so many of us have not had good fathers we can struggle with having a positive view of God as our Father. But what if we could begin to see ourselves the way our Heavenly Father sees us? How would our lives change if we truly believed our Heavenly Father was absolutely crazy about us? What if we began to live like we were His beloved child?