Grief and Gratitude: Engaging

Send us Fan MailGrief and Gratitude: The Grief and Gratitude series is based on a podcast series on the Allender podcast.Engaging Eric Cepin 3-20-22We are in this series, and this is the third week. There is a movie star named Keanu Reeves who is supposed to be a nice guy. When asked where people go when they die, he responded, “What I do know is that the people they leave behind will miss them.” Heb. 10:24,25: A sense of sadness and grief: Dr. Larry Crabb passed away last year, and I spent time with him before he died. This is his passage. And this is the Village’s passage, too. I remember moments that I had with him and I’m sad that I will not do that in this life. But I’m grateful about how he helped me understand this passage. Continue ReadingSupport the showThe Village Church’s sermon podcast is more than just a weekly message. It is an invitation into the great and ongoing story of God’s work in the world. Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other leaders open the Scriptures not as a collection of abstract ideas but as the living, breathing witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our midst. Each episode is a call—not merely to listen, but to take part, to step forward into the life of faith with renewed vision and purpose.Week by week, the pastors and leaders explore the deep rhythms of Christian discipleship—prayer, fasting, generosity—not as isolated duties but as part of a larger, richer, and more beautiful whole. They unpack these ancient practices in light of Jesus himself, the one in whom heaven and earth have come together. But they also turn their attention to the realities of everyday life—relationships, finances, the struggles and joys of being human—demonstrating how the gospel is not merely about what we believe but about how we live as God's renewed people in the present age.The Village [email protected] information at www.villagersonline.com