A Godly Woman Dreaming Big

Hey everyone this is Lillie Hutton. I wrote something on here when this was first created, but I feel I need to write something again. This past year has been the most testing and challenging times for me in my faith. I’ve had many distractions, and have been more stressed out than ever. This week I’ve really been thinking about making sure God is the center of everything I do.

Just Checking In

Hey Guys,

I was just looking at this site and saw its been a while since the last contribution.  I really want to encourage yall to take the time to share what God is doing in your life lately!  With all the great trips and gatherings we’ve had lately, I know there are plenty of stories of God’s faithfulness out there.  Let us know how God is moving in you, and encourage your friends to do the same!

Email me or Jeremy, and we’ll make sure your story gets posted.

Love you guys!

Know Him, Make Him known.

brian -  bmccormack@twumc.org

Jeremy – jwoodley@twumc.org

My Walk Towards Christianity

Hi, Everyone! I’m Jessica Nailor and I am Going Public!I know most of you may not know me, but I want to tell you a little about myself. I have always grown up in the church, but I never really liked going. My dad never went with us either, and that just made it harder for me. To me it was just what a good little Christian girl does. She goes to church, says her prayers, and acts ‘holier than thou’ when needed. I was labeled a Christian, but was I really inside? Nope!

Heather sets an example

Heyy Everybodyy!!! Heather again. For those of you who don’t me I’m the girl that talked about the Revolve Tour that looked like she was about to barf her guts up. J So anyways

True Love

Hey people! My name is Andrea, and I am going public! (Woooooooooooooh!!!!!*clap* —I know you are doing that secretly!) And I am here to tell you all about the love of my life! But let me start from the beginning. One random Sunday my friend was at church. I had not seen him in a while and so I wanted to spend time with him, so after worship I stayed in the Hanger (oops?!) but now that I look at it, God put me there for a reason.  

Decisions: Ours or God’s

            Decisions. That word in its self is a big thing. You make decisions all the time. From the time you were born, to most likely, the time you will die. Some aren’t such a big deal, like whether to try and sneak another cookie out of the cookie jar while your mom’s not looking, or if you want the green or pink side kick. Decisions can also be life changing, as in saying no to smoking, or giving your life to Christ. Like I said, life changing. Well, I got to thinking about decisions this Sunday morning. As soon as I woke up, my mom said we needed to talk. At first I was like, Oh no she saw the phone bill!!! Then I noticed the expression on her face and knew this was serious business.

Paige’s Satisfaction

Have you ever gone walking with no destination in mind, just to clear your head, just walking? And then ten minutes later, you’re totally lost. You don’t know how you got there, where you are, and the reason you left doesn’t sound as good as when you were leaving. That’s how I was.

Our Doubts

This week we gave our students the chance to voice thier doubts.  Each person was handed a note card and asked to write down thier greatest doubt concerning thier faith and the list below is a compilation of all of those thoughts.  Our hope is to start an on-line conversation here on Going Public.  Please read through the list and respond in any way you see fit.  Then respond to the responses of others, thus creating a conversation.

I Doubt…

That Feeling (by Tori)

I feel the warm tears run down my cheeks as I lift my hands in confidence to try to touch him. I lift my hands so that I can have that feeling of his love rushing into my palms. I cry because he’s so real he’s so amazing he’s so there. I cry because my friends well my family feels it to. They feel him. I know Even though he’s not in person, not flesh he’s still standing by me, standing by me and wrapping his arms around me. Telling me he loves me unconditionally. So I feel the warm tears run down my face and know there not just tears they have meaning that you are so real it’s scary. I stand with both my arms raised as high as they can go so I can feel his unconditional love rush to my palms. And to know that me lifting my hands makes me closer to God and to be able to feel his love and to get that feeling of unconditional love. It’s the most intense and scariest thing but so incredibly amazing.

Tori Keim

Stepping out of the Lie

I know I already wrote something, but if you know the Lord, you understand that he changes you in ways you can’t even imagine. That’s what has happened to me.

First, I want to apologize to all of ya’ll and say that..basically this entire time for me in this youth group has basically been a lie, as far as my relationship with Christ. I thought I had him in my life..but I was still seeking him desperately.