All are welcome at Astoria Christian Church!

Regular Activities

Sunday Morning

  • 9:00 am - Worship Service
  • 10:15 am - Community Time
  • 10:30 am - Sunday School

Wednesday Night

  • 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm - Family Night (for all ages)

Everyone is invited to all of these events.

Content as Cats

Sometimes I just like to watch what’s happening around me and reflect on it. I’m sure I’m not alone. I know others who ‘people watch’ or ‘bird watch’ but I’m not just focused on people or animals. I like to look at the whole picture around me. I think we get a better understanding of our world when we simply watch and listen and observe.
And especially when we have a new experience or environment. For me, I’m learning all sorts of things about cats. Simply watching them helps me understand their behavior. Now, I had cats growing up, but they were barn cats, so I didn’t get to observe them regularly throughout the day. The cats I have now, however, give me a chance to see how they behave more of the time.
And what struck me this past week about my cats is how content they seem to be. My cats may be more docile than others because they let the kids tote them around like bags of flour, but I think most house cats are similar. And I started to wonder why they might appear so content to me. I thought about how their basic needs are met with consistent food and water, a safe environment and the availability of interaction (cat to cat and cat to human). And for a cat, maybe that’s enough.
But then I got to thinking about why I’m not content most of the time. I have all of my basic needs met, and even much more than I even need, but I don’t find contentment in my life all of the time. And that’s more than just worry and anxiety, but an actual longing for more in my life.
So, what makes me discontent in my life? Well, I think there’s a very good discontentment that we naturally have that we need to pay attention to, like discontentment with injustice or bad habits in our life. But what about financial contentment or relational contentment. Why do we always want more? I think part of it is the good discontentment leaks into the bad discontentment. But even more it’s about defining what we need. We know what’s out there. We know what we don’t have. And if we don’t define what we truly need, then we’ll always be searching for something more.
Paul writes to his protégé Timothy in 1 Timothy 6.6-8: “But godliness with contentment is great gain, for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content.” Paul defines contentment as food and clothing. I would say he is assuming our relationship with God and with others, but he keeps it pretty simple. So I pray we define what we truly need and, with God’s help, learn to be content with that. God bless.

218830 comments

Секс машина фаллоимитатор, дилдо с подогревом и пультом в интернет-магазине. Бесплатная доставка и постоянные скидки секс машина купить для анала

long term doxycycline effects erythromycin doxycycline doxycycline capsules 50mg doxycycline alcohol consumption doxycycline regimen

Hi there superb blog! Does running a blog such as this take a great deal of work? I've very little understanding of coding but I was hoping to start my own blog in the near future. Anyhow, should you have any suggestions or techniques for new blog owners please share. I understand this is off topic but I simply needed to ask. Thanks a lot!

fludrocortisone lose - lansoprazole pills usual prevacid promise

fludrocortisone lose - lansoprazole pills usual prevacid promise

supermoney88
SUPERMONEY88: Situs Game Online Deposit Pulsa Terbaik di Indonesia

SUPERMONEY88 adalah situs game online deposit pulsa terbaik tahun 2020 di Indonesia. Kami menyediakan berbagai macam game online terbaik dan terlengkap yang bisa Anda mainkan di situs game online kami. Hanya dengan mendaftar satu ID, Anda bisa memainkan seluruh permainan yang tersedia di SUPERMONEY88.

Keunggulan SUPERMONEY88

SUPERMONEY88 juga merupakan situs agen game online berlisensi resmi dari PAGCOR (Philippine Amusement Gaming Corporation), yang berarti situs ini sangat aman. Kami didukung dengan server hosting yang cepat dan sistem keamanan dengan metode enkripsi termutakhir di dunia untuk menjaga keamanan database Anda. Selain itu, tampilan situs kami yang sangat modern membuat Anda nyaman mengakses situs kami.

Layanan Praktis dan Terpercaya

Selain menjadi game online terbaik, ada alasan mengapa situs SUPERMONEY88 ini sangat spesial. Kami memberikan layanan praktis untuk melakukan deposit yaitu dengan melakukan deposit pulsa XL ataupun Telkomsel dengan potongan terendah dari situs game online lainnya. Ini membuat situs kami menjadi salah satu situs game online pulsa terbesar di Indonesia. Anda bisa melakukan deposit pulsa menggunakan E-commerce resmi seperti OVO, Gopay, Dana, atau melalui minimarket seperti Indomaret dan Alfamart.

Kami juga terkenal sebagai agen game online terpercaya. Kepercayaan Anda adalah prioritas kami, dan itulah yang membuat kami menjadi agen game online terbaik sepanjang masa.

Kemudahan Bermain Game Online

Permainan game online di SUPERMONEY88 memudahkan Anda untuk memainkannya dari mana saja dan kapan saja. Anda tidak perlu repot bepergian lagi, karena SUPERMONEY88 menyediakan beragam jenis game online. Kami juga memiliki jenis game online yang dipandu oleh host cantik, sehingga Anda tidak akan merasa bosan.

florinef pills declare - lansoprazole wander prevacid reckon

Pills information for patients. Drug Class.
zanaflex rx
Some news about medicament. Get now.

Совершенно верно! Это отличная идея. Я Вас поддерживаю.
а ще на ціну впливають додаткові опції, наприклад, москітні сітки, відливи, козирки, https://a-okna.com.ua/balkon-pod-klyuch/ підвіконня і т.д. "вікна екіпаж" є будь-яким з провідних виробництв в східному напрямку України по виробництва вікна на базі металопластикових і алюмінієвих профілів.

Pages

Add new comment

Filtered HTML

  • Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.
  • Allowed HTML tags: <a> <em> <strong> <cite> <blockquote> <code> <ul> <ol> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd>
  • Lines and paragraphs break automatically.

Plain text

  • No HTML tags allowed.
  • Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.
  • Lines and paragraphs break automatically.
CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.