Clarence E. Stowers, Jr.
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Five weeks. Five rooms. The Owner came home.
Happy Tuesday, Reader Easter is over. And I want to say something that does not always get said the week after: You did the work. Five weeks ago, I asked you to do something most people avoid. Walk through the house. Not the presentable rooms. The ones you lock before guests arrive. The ones that have been dark so long you forgot what was in them. You went into the Prayer Closet. You turned the lights on. You went into the Relationship Room. You picked up the IOU you had been carrying. You...
Five weeks ago, you started preparing. Sunday, the Owner comes home.
Happy Humpday, Reader Five weeks ago, I asked you to do something most people avoid. I asked you to walk through the house. Not the presentable rooms. Not the ones you keep clean for company. The ones you lock before guests arrive. The ones that have been dark so long you forgot what was in them. You went into the Prayer Closet and found out you were not struggling to pray. You were hiding. You went into the Relationship Room and found an IOU you had been carrying for years. An apology that...
The room running your life has never been inspected.
Happy Tuesday, Reader You looked fine this week. You hit your goals. Showed up for the people who needed you. Handled everything on the calendar. But the whole ride home, the voice in your head was running a different story. It replayed Tuesday's mistake. It built the worst-case scenario for something that has not happened yet. It rehearsed the conversation you have been avoiding and gave you three versions of how it goes wrong. You were at the dinner table, but half of you was somewhere...
You stopped forgiving. But it did not stop spreading.
Happy Hump Day, Mars Hill Family, he air in your house is still heavy. But before we get into it — if you were with us Sunday, you know what the room felt like. The energy in that building was different. The monthly in-person service brought people out, and if you were there — you felt it. Wall to wall. Energy in the room that you cannot manufacture on a screen. People were present. Fully present. And if you were watching online, I need you to know: you missed something. Not in a guilt-trip...
Stop Waiting on the Apology
Happy Thursday, Mars Hill Family, I believe God is stirring something in our church right now. Not hype. Not noise. Something real. A fresh expectation that what God is preparing in us is not small, and it is not random. Easter is coming, and we are not rushing toward it. We are getting ready for it. This Sunday, March 15, 2026, we are gathering in person at 10:30 AM CST, and we are also streaming live at the same time. Wherever you join us, come ready. Come open. Come expecting God to do...
You're Not Stuck. You're Just Hiding.
Happy Tuesday, Mars Hill Family, Last Sunday, we walked into a room most people avoid — the Prayer Closet. The lights were off. Not because God left. Because we stopped showing up as ourselves. We have been performing presence instead of practicing it. We have been managing the distance instead of closing it. This email is for the person who left Sunday thinking, "That was about me." It was. And this week, we are doing something about it. Here's what's inside: Recap of Sunday's message with...
This Sunday Is Online Only 🎥 Make room for what God is about to release
Happy Hump Day Reader, We are closer to Easter than we think. And Easter is not just a date on the calendar. Easter is an arrival. It is God showing up with resurrection power, fresh mercy, and a new chapter. But here is the tension most of us avoid. We want God to release something new while we keep holding on to what is old. We want a clean heart, but we keep storing clutter in the rooms of our soul. Neglected prayer. Stored unforgiveness. Toxic thought patterns. Autopilot worship. Today’s...
I am going live in a few hours. Here is why it matters.
Hello Reader, Today at 12:00 PM CST I am going live on YouTube and Facebook Live. Podcast Episode 51: When Everything Collapses. This one is not a motivational push. It is not a highlight reel. It is the conversation most high-capacity people never get to have because they are too busy performing "I'm fine" for everyone around them. We are going after three things: ⓵ Why collapse does not cancel God's presence, it relocates it ⓶ Why confusion after loss is not a faith failure ⓷ Why isolation...
This Sunday Is Online Only 🎥 The 350-Year-Old Trick Still in Your Paycheck
Happy Thursday Reader, You did everything right. Showed up. Clocked in. Kept your head down. And the number on your check still doesn't cover the number on your table. So they handed you a face to blame. An immigrant. A politician. A neighborhood. But what if the real reason has nothing to do with any of them? What if it's a 350-year-old strategy designed to make sure you never ask the right question? That's what we went after this Sunday. And it changed the room. Overview of Sunday's...
This Sunday Is Online Only 🎥 The Truth About Your Family's Wealth Gap
Happy Tuesday Reader, What a Sunday. A full room. An engaged online audience. The Word hit, and the people received it. This is what it looks like when a hybrid church moves as one body. Whether you were in the building or watching from your living room, you were part of something real. Honoring Rev. Jesse Jackson Today we honor the life and legacy of Jesse Jackson. Rev. Jackson was a towering voice for justice, dignity, and economic opportunity. For decades, he challenged systems, opened...