Long before Barrett and Steph met, God laid on both of their hearts a passion for adoption. …

“We have to be willing to take off our masks and let down our guard, to set aside our pretenses and to share what is shaping us and directing our lives. This is the greatest gift we can give to another human being: to allow him or her to simply…

In March of 2021, the Gallup research and polling organization published a report that revealed most Americans do not belong to a house of worship for the first time in U.S. history.* The article entitled “U.S. …

Editor’s Note: This blog mentions suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters, please call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline to connect with a trained counselor. Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss was a dancer who rose to fame on a show…

This Christmas season at Woodside, we’d love for you and your family to be reminded of the sentiment of Christmas through the eyes of the next generation. We’ve asked one of our High School students, Grace Wegehaupt, to share with us what Christmas means to her. …

The Great Commission was a radical endeavor. In Matt. 28, Jesus famously instructs His disciples to “make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” (Matt. 28:16–19) This may not seem peculiar to our modern sensibilities, but…

Christmas. It’s the time of year when we gather with loved ones, friends and family alike, exchange gifts, eat copious amounts of food, and, oh yeah, celebrate the birth of Jesus. But why? Why is it this time of year that we celebrate Jesus’ birth? Was that when He was…

The 2022 movie Wakanda Forever opens with Shuri desperately praying to Bast, Wakanda’s Panther god. Her brother King T’Challa, played by the late Black Panther actor Chadwick Boseman, is dying. As the elevator doors open, Shuri prays, “Time is running out. Please allow me to heal my brother of this…

“When I look back at my life, I should have ended up in a pit somewhere.” Sitting across from me in her office, Heather turned slightly in her chair. “It’s an incredible journey,” she said. “And yet, it’s all because of God, not because of me. …