VERTICAL IMMERSION | terra’s first baptismThis Sunday, as a part of our regular worship gathering, Terra Nova will experience its first baptism. Why you ask, has it taken us so long to finally get around to baptizing people? It’s simple—first we procrastinated because we were running around like crazy just trying to get this church off the ground. Then we [...]
WILL ARMSTRONG | quick updateWill Armstrong is Sam and Angie Armstrongs little boy with Leukemia that so many of you have been praying for and supporting by making meals for the family or watching his sister Katie. Sunday at church, we mentioned that he needed an extra amount of prayer as he was hospitalized with a fever often touching [...]
Next Troy Night Out - This Friday, 5/25 (5-9pm)This coming Friday (5/25) is the next Troy Night Out, and Terra Nova Gallery will feature new work by local artists Kristan Hodorowski, Jen Mahar, and Emily Armstrong.
[Read below, as artist Jennifer Mahar describes her art and the inspiration behind it.]
For the past few years my paintings have been getting smaller and less peopled. After [...]
THEOLOGY @ THE TAPROOM | review and previewTheology at the taproom is that monthly event where people gather in the upper realms of The Taproom at Brown’s Brewing Company to discuss great theological works of writing from our shared church history. Last fall, we read Dorothy Sayers’ book “The Mind of the Maker”. This spring we read St. Augustine’s “Confessions”. Our last [...]
your church and the Acts 29 NetworkYou may or may not know that Terra Nova is connected with a church planting network called Acts 29. It is based out of Seattle, Washington at Mars Hill Church. We love being in this network and feel like when we get together with other pastors in this group, we really understand each other. Terra [...]
new life for lilyMy four year old daughter Lily has been asking questions about heaven lately. We’ve been telling her that she needs Jesus to give her a new heart because hers in broken and that only Jesus can fix it. Well, a couple of nights ago, she came walking down the stairs around 9:30PM (an hour and [...]
the 300, eye patch guy, and the story of Jesus ChristI have watched the recent hollywood blockbuster “300” more times than I care to say. The movie is full of heroics. The battle of Thermopylae is full of valor and sacrifice. For those not familiar with the movie or the history, Thermopylae is the Greek version of the Alamo.
The movie, adapted from [...]