http://www.thegatheringplace.info Church for life in Airdrie, Alberta Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:50:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Camp Evergreen Retreats The Uprising (C&C) November 6-8, 2009 For more information or to register: telephone: 403-638-4230 e-mail: main@camp-evergreen.com website: www.camp-evergreen.com http://www.thegatheringplace.info/2008/12/16/the-uprising-cc/ Camp Evergreen Retreats Rise Up (Senior High) October 2-4, 2009 For more information or to register: telephone: 403-638-4230 e-mail: main@camp-evergreen.com website: www.camp-evergreen.com http://www.thegatheringplace.info/2008/12/16/rise-up-senior-high/ Camp Evergreen Retreats Family Gathering August 28-30, 2009 For more information or to register: telephone: 403-638-4230 e-mail: main@camp-evergreen.com website: www.camp-evergreen.com http://www.thegatheringplace.info/2008/12/16/family-gathering/ Camp Evergreen Retreats Family Camp July 3-5, 2009 For more information or to register: telephone: 403-638-4230 e-mail: main@camp-evergreen.com website: www.camp-evergreen.com http://www.thegatheringplace.info/2008/12/16/family-camp/ Think about it: the life of a frog.  Not very complicated is it.  You get to sit around most of the day.  And those pesky bugs, that mostly cause nuisance and annoyance, those are your lunch.  Matter of fact, they're breakfast, lunch and supper. Life for the rest of us ... http://www.thegatheringplace.info/2008/10/21/handling-what-bugs-you/ I remember when . . .   There are times we all think back to with fondness.  Great friends, relaxed times, people we could hang out with, fewer responsibilities.  Life seemed to be less stressed in those days.  Those memories and relationships remain with us, for life.  And honestly, there ... http://www.thegatheringplace.info/2008/09/02/a-place-to-connect/ Time.  Everyday contains the same amount: 24 hours.  The problem is that, as we age, we discover there are fewer days.  Bill Tameus of the Kansas Star once said, "Midlife crisis is that moment when you realize your children and your clothes are about the same age."  Sure, we ... http://www.thegatheringplace.info/2008/08/03/july-29-2008-blog/ Currently Ben Terlesky is serving as our pastor at The Gathering Place. We are very excited to see God work through Ben during this time. http://www.thegatheringplace.info/2008/01/14/ben-terlesky/ "Without vision the people perish," so goes the proverb. It is amazing to me that many churches do not have a vision to reproduce themselves. It is a simple plan "multiply and fill the earth" is one of the Lord's first commands to mankind. It is ... http://www.thegatheringplace.info/2007/06/14/vision-2012-24/ I was thinking about our Vision as a church this afternoon and it was reaffirming to me why we exist. Our church was put in place to share God's story and our story within the context of our Airdrie community. For my own personal vision and we ... http://www.thegatheringplace.info/2007/06/14/thinking-about-sharing-our-story-and-gods-story/