Grace Church | Greater Akron Ohio, Norton Campus

Meditation has been growing in popularity the past few years. Whether it's a spiritual practice from eastern religions or a science based practice, our culture is longing for a break from the distraction, noise, and stress of our lives. This week we look at what God has to say about about meditation, how it effects our happiness, and ultimately our relationship with him.

Sharing a meal with people can seem very mundane or even absent in our lives. It's easy to forget, but we make bonds with people, share ideas, and celebrate around meals. This week we look at how Jesus was hospitable toward others and how it let people experience his love.

Where are you going? The communities we're a part of play a big role in shaping us as people. Even if you aren't intentional about the people you're walking through life with, they're taking you somewhere. We need others in our lives, and God designed us to walk through life together. This week we look at community and how God designed us to live life together, bear each other's burdens and to follow Jesus.

We're fortunate to have all the entertainment, knowledge, and technology that we have in today's society.  It helps us be more connected and helps us do more than we could in the past. The problem is that a lot of us are drinking from a fire hose of busyness and noise. This week we look at solitude and how Jesus experienced solitude.

As a new decade starts, it's interesting to see how much we've changed over the past 10 years. Whether intentional or not, the things and people we put into our lives change us. As we start this series, we want to look at what it would look like to invite the presence of Jesus into our lives, and the change it would make inside us.