Stories of Others Living Deeply
At Cedar Springs, we see you – and we’re with you. We know what it’s like to be overwhelmed with the hurriedness of life. We also understand the feeling deep inside you for something deeper than you’re settling for now. In fact, we believe God created us for those deeper things, and we want to help you discover them.
Below are a series of stories from people right here at Cedar Springs. Some come from great experiences while others were walking through hard times. The unifying thread through all of them is a life living deeply in pursuit of Jesus.
We’re Aaron & Alicia Clevenger. This is how we’re living deeply. Aaron: When I finally rented professional office space and moved out of our spare room (working from home is great, but the inevitable interruptions from our three young children weren’t ideal!), I thought we’d gained a guest bedroom. Alicia thought bigger. Alicia: I felt...
I’m Randy Overbey. Last week I shared about God’s work in my life as a CSPC greeter. This week, I’m sharing how He’s enabled me to live deeply through the teaching of His Word. “I grew up near Kingsport (upper East Tennessee) in a modest rural setting. In my early childhood, I would have never predicted the...
I’m Randy Overbey. Last week I shared about God’s work in my life as a CSPC greeter. This week, I’m sharing how He’s enabled me to live deeply through the teaching of His Word. “I grew up near Kingsport (upper East Tennessee) in a modest rural setting. In my early childhood, I would have never predicted the...
I’m Randy Overbey. Here’s how God’s enabling me to live deeply as a CSPC greeter. “She had a baby in one arm, a diaper bag in the other, a cup of coffee in her hand, and two kids walking alongside her. It was 7:45 on a Sunday morning. She had gotten up early,...
I’m Jenny Burghardt. Here’s how I’m living deeply. “There’s a copy of a children’s book sitting in a memory care unit right now -placed there almost by accident- that made a CNA stop in her tracks. She’d never told anyone at work that she had lost a two-year-old. But she saw the book, and the...
We’re CSPC members Erik & Andrea Granstedt. Here’s how we’re living deeply. ERIK: Last year, I took a new job. The company has a few offices across the U.S., but one of the main ones is here, outside of Knoxville. Andrea’s parents are in Chattanooga, so that proximity was a draw to East Tennessee, too. So in...
I’m CSPC member Liza Hutchison. Here’s how I’m living deeply. “For most of my life, I believed that serving God meant saying yes to everything. If there was a need, I was the first to sign up. If there was a problem, I volunteered to fix it. I was a doer- still am. But for a...
I’m CSPC member Caroline Badgett. This is how I’m living deeply. “We had no plan. Literally none. What started as a planned mission trip turned into a visit to Ghana for some purpose unknown to us. Here’s the backstory: My husband Ross and I learned about CSPC’s Africa mission team at the church’s mission...
I’m CSPC member Carol Sparks. Here’s how I’m living deeply. “Ken passed away almost nine years ago now. Prostate cancer. It metastasized- got into his bones, his lungs. He suffered quite a bit toward the end. But he never had to be hospitalized, which I was thankful for. Hospice was wonderful. Even while Ken was on his...