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.

229812 comments

Marty Pane from Monterey was in search of link financial ta thesis service
Codie Prezzia located the reply to a search question link financial ta thesis service
thesis statement examples for salem witch trials
thesis timeline calculator

how to write a research papers
do my college homework

how long can a thesis be 86e0490

Hello there, You've done a great job. I will certainly digg it and personally suggest to my friends. I am confident they will be benefited from this website.

You have made your point.
sneak a peek at this site https://serintcomp.com/blog/jay-mazini-instagram
check this link right here now read this post here

Really quite a lot of superb information.
continue reading this.. https://milesnice.com/questions/rydwwd-lkhyrt-lthnyy-yst-rd-tqryr-lmsthlk
go to this website https://clemsonrf.com/articles/yeongeob-busajang

Maryl Beaber from Vallejo was trying to find relevant coursework resume rabbit scam
Drusie Killpack came across the answer to a search query relevant coursework resume rabbit scam
coursework stanford login direct tv
seo article writing service management
anti inflammatory activity thesis
science coursework b 2014 help

[url=https://domycollegehomeworkforme.com/]help me do my homework[/url]
[url=https://essayssolution.com/]cheap essay writer[/url]
[url=https://custompaperwritingservices.com/]research paper writing service reviews[/url]
[url=https://domyhomeworkformecheap.com/]buy essays online[/url]

[url=http://wbbet88.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=3341&pid=992681&page=155... dissertation and what to expect[/url] 86e0490

buying prescription drugs in mexico pharmacies in mexico that ship to usa mexico drug stores pharmacies

Meta Hainline from Youngstown was searching for writing acknowledgement in dissertation
Kaia Litherland discovered the solution to a search question writing acknowledgement in dissertation
georgia tech phd thesis
phd thesis in sociology pdf

essay writing companies
pay someone to do my homework online
pay to write essay

guide to writing a scientific dissertation conclusion 2a18c54

Maryl Beaber from Vallejo was trying to find relevant coursework resume rabbit scam
Drusie Killpack came across the answer to a search query relevant coursework resume rabbit scam
coursework stanford login direct tv
seo article writing service management
anti inflammatory activity thesis
science coursework b 2014 help

[url=https://domycollegehomeworkforme.com/]help me do my homework[/url]
[url=https://essayssolution.com/]cheap essay writer[/url]
[url=https://custompaperwritingservices.com/]research paper writing service reviews[/url]
[url=https://domyhomeworkformecheap.com/]buy essays online[/url]

[url=http://wbbet88.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=3341&pid=992681&page=155... dissertation and what to expect[/url] 86e0490

Dosi Seidler from Marina was seeking dissertation overview on humanitarian intervention
Ciel Gwathney came across the answer to a search query dissertation overview on humanitarian intervention
is coursework one word movies
free thesis skins
essay thesis antithesis synthesis

[url=https://ouressays.com/]professional resume writing service[/url]
[url=https://domyhomeworkformecheap.com/]writing services[/url]

[url=https://thecardboard.org/boardnew/showthread.php?tid=18021&pid=235818#pi... l inflation legislative[/url] 32fcb9a

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.