For March 7, 2026
Encounters with the Holy by Greg Holmes, D.MIN – Director of Missions serving 17 churches
WE ARE ALL ON A JOURNEY through this life that has myriad and complex events taking place on a daily basis. There are some highs, and some lows, and the ever-present constant drone of our routines. And we somehow just keep doing what we do. In the midst of all this, we seldom lift our sight up across our own spiritual horizons. Maybe we’ve developed a kind of rocking chair faith, where we’re rocked back by life, and rock forward to meet with God, and that’s our spiritual routine. But then something out of the ordinary happens—life intervenes in a way unexpected and not pleasant, and we’re forced to reevaluate. Or, more accurately, forced to give value to something not fully comprehended or appreciated before. Scripture is replete with examples of people who had an encounter with God at a stresspoint in life that brought about not only such a reevaluation, but new direction and new possibilities in life.