“I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.” Matthew 12:36 Pray for YBL and WBL Leadership  Pray for Our Community Relations  Pray for Our Discipleship Groups and Their Leaders  …

11-27-25 Rob Genin- YBL Executive Director There is something deeply and uniquely Christian about Thanksgiving. The pilgrims to America celebrated a day of thanksgiving to God for their survival and success in establishing a new home to raise their families and worship God. That practice continued sporadically in different states and times until in 1863…

“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.” 1 Chronicles 16:34 Pray For YBL & WBL Leadership, Staff, and Board  Pray For Our Community Relations Pray For Discipleship Groups and Their Leaders Pray for Our Special Events / Ministry

11/20/25 Chris Jones-Small Groups Coordinator The holidays are about to be upon us.  That means full bellies and full calendars.  Joyful anticipation and fearful anxiety.  And family. SO much family. How do you handle the busyness?  Pastor Pete Scazzero offers perhaps a better way: https://resources.foursquare.org/day-9-doing-vs-being/

   “Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks;   for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”  I Thessalonians 5:16-18  Pray for YBL and WBL Leadership  Pray for Our Community Relations  Pray for Our Discipleship Groups and Their Leaders  Praise for Our Special Events/Ministry 

11/13/25 Adrian Vanderwoude-YBL Financial Advisor When one looks around today it doesn’t take long to see strife in the marketplace and in the world. What does God’s Word tell us about how we should act amid this battle of good and evil? How do we follow Jesus’s example and show God’s love to others? Paul…

11/11/25 Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. 1 Cor. 15:58 Pray For YBL and WBL Leadership ● Pray for YBL & WBL Leadership, Rob, Drew, Chris, Loring, and Sharon, along with all staff- Johnny, Ansley,…

11/06/2025 Emma Cockley-Assistant to the Director, WBL This week’s blog is an essay written by WBL’s Assistant to the Director, Emma Cockley. Although written specifically for single women, we hope this essay will reach a wider audience- men and women, single, married, or widowed- and will be a helpful guide in forming a robustly biblical…

11/4/25 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled” (Matthew 5:6).   Pray For YBL & WBL Leadership, Staff, and Board  Pray For Our Community Relations Pray For Discipleship Groups and Their Leaders    Pray for Our Special Events / Ministry

10/30/25 Sharon Head-WBL Director As a leader, mentor, parent, or in any role where you have the opportunity to speak truth into the lives of others, do we shy away from telling the truth in love out of self-protection, or are we willing to put ourselves at risk to speak truth when needed, but in a truly…

10/28/25 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.  And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. -Philippians 4:6-7 Pray For YBL & WBL Leadership, Staff, and Board  Pray For Our Community Relations Pray…