http://www.ecreekside.com/ Weekly writing on faith and spirituality from Creekside members and staff. en-us 2010-03-04T08:56:48-08:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.ecreekside.com/Archives/article/20100228.htm My old '97 Saturn was rear-ended and totaled over a year ago. I was hit pretty hard and the car's frame got crinkled. My head hurt for a few hours but luckily I had a good headrest 2444@http://www.ecreekside.com/ 2010-03-04T08:56:48-08:00 http://www.ecreekside.com/Archives/article/20100221.htm Red gate. Turn. Blue gate. Turn. Red gate. Turn. Blue Gate. Turn. And over and over and over. It’s so simple, yet I can’t stop watching it. Dozens of people doing the same thing back to back. All of them within 2 seconds of each other from best to worst. 2441@http://www.ecreekside.com/ 2010-02-25T11:19:39-08:00 http://www.ecreekside.com/Archives/article/20100214.htm During the month of January, while we were learning about the very real problem of modern slavery, or human trafficking, I experienced varying degrees of conviction and a desire to make a difference. Though we heard many stories and... 2437@http://www.ecreekside.com/ 2010-02-18T11:17:31-08:00 http://www.ecreekside.com/Archives/article/20100207.htm What kind of story am I living in? I’ve been asking myself this question lately, as I’ve been reading and hearing a lot about "story." There is a higher purpose in living life as a story, rather than just day-to-day, not seeing the bigger picture. 2429@http://www.ecreekside.com/ 2010-02-11T11:15:07-08:00 http://www.ecreekside.com/Archives/article/20100131.htm "Sometimes I would like to ask God why He allows poverty, suffering, and injustice when He could do something about it." "Well, why don’t you ask Him?" "Because I’m afraid He would ask me the same question." ~Anonymous 2421@http://www.ecreekside.com/ 2010-02-04T09:40:22-08:00 http://www.ecreekside.com/Archives/article/20100124.htm Attachment theory says that our early attachments to our parents were important for achieving physical and emotional security. Early experiments in attachment theory involved monkeys who were deprived of contact with mothers and so failed to thrive, or of... 2410@http://www.ecreekside.com/ 2010-01-28T11:10:45-08:00 http://www.ecreekside.com/Archives/article/20100117.htm As you may know, I am joining with a half dozen other guys to read through the whole Bible in four months. I just started Deuteronomy yesterday and was once again blown away by the depth of God’s love... 2407@http://www.ecreekside.com/ 2010-01-21T10:35:42-08:00 http://www.ecreekside.com/Archives/article/20100110.htm There's nothing like being sick to make you appreciate how good it feels to be well! I hope you never find yourself sitting on the toilet and hugging the trash can at the same time, but if you do, know that you have my complete sympathy. After two days of lying on the couch with barely enough energy to drink soda, I was grateful just to be able to eat solid food. I woke up last Thursday thinking, "Ahh, thank goodness, I can put that behind me!" 2403@http://www.ecreekside.com/ 2010-01-14T10:53:37-08:00 http://www.ecreekside.com/Archives/article/20100103.htm I am who I think you think I am. That phrase has been stuck in my head for the past few days. In an attempt to master parenting (which Beth and I have just about completed, by the way), I just started the book, Parenting With Love and Logic by Foster Cline and Jim Fay. 2397@http://www.ecreekside.com/ 2010-01-07T14:03:22-08:00 http://www.ecreekside.com/Archives/article/20091220.htm I love everything about Christmas. Everything. Every year I intentionally try to slow down time so the season does not get behind me. I'm not kidding. I look at the calendar in early November and think, "it's almost 'the... 2388@http://www.ecreekside.com/ 2009-12-23T09:24:24-08:00 http://www.ecreekside.com/Archives/article/20091213.htm I had an hour to kill in downtown Escondido before meeting three friends for a much-anticipated lunch at the local French bakery café during my recent vacation in Southern California. I decided to wander over to Grape Day Park, which was on the way. Since moving to Washington I had missed seeing some of the people who live there; I used to have breakfast at the park on Saturdays with a few friends from my faith community. 2383@http://www.ecreekside.com/ 2009-12-17T08:48:30-08:00 http://www.ecreekside.com/Archives/article/20091206.htm First, let me declare, loud and clear, that every package of icicle lights should contain this BOLD disclaimer: The manufacturer will not assume responsibility for any mental health or anger management needs arising from the attempted use of this product. 2377@http://www.ecreekside.com/ 2009-12-10T09:39:03-08:00 http://www.ecreekside.com/Archives/article/20091129.htm My great-niece, Alanah, who is 18 months old, enjoys her food. This becomes very apparent when as she is eating... she purrs...well, it is really more like a growl or an elongated grunt. It is quite entertaining. Remember Bjornie?... 2369@http://www.ecreekside.com/ 2009-12-03T09:06:48-08:00 http://www.ecreekside.com/Archives/article/20091122.htm My wife. My sons. My mom. My dad. My sister. Brother and sister-in-laws. My nephews and nieces. My aunts and uncles. My friends that live here. My friends far away. Jesus. Washington State University. The Washington State University Athletic... 2365@http://www.ecreekside.com/ 2009-11-25T13:37:14-08:00 http://www.ecreekside.com/Archives/article/20091115.htm I have a question for you, and I want you to stop and think about it for a second. If you could look ahead 20 years and you had accomplished everything you wanted to do in that time, what would your life look like? 2358@http://www.ecreekside.com/ 2009-11-19T09:04:03-08:00