Like the Mind of a Child
Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it. (Mark 10:15 NIV) As a kid, I...
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Our Leadership
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One of the things that we highly value is listening to one another's stories. In particular, we love to hear about how people are encountering Jesus in their day-to-day lives. This might be in big ways...but it also happens most often in smaller ways (sometimes in ways that are really easy to miss.)
On this page you will find a treasure trove of such stories! May your own walk with Jesus be deeply encouraged and nourished by what you read here.
If you are interested in sharing some of your story here, please email us to let us know!
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Steve Colwell
Feb 11, 20213 min read
9/11 and ‘The Other’
“You may have heard the law that says, ‘love your neighbor’ and hate your enemy. But I say love your enemies! Pray for those who...
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Courtney Hjelmervik
Feb 4, 20213 min read
Awake
Last week, Mark continued the sermon series on “the blazing center” with a specific focus on “a conscious dependence on the Holy Spirit.”...
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Abigail Welborn
Jan 28, 20213 min read
Groupthink, Meaning, and Unity
I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one—I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to...
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Miel Formantes
Jan 21, 20214 min read
To Hear His Voice… Again
My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. John 10:27 NIV Three years ago, I wrote an article titled “To Hear His...
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Steve Colwell
Jan 14, 20213 min read
The Blast of the Trumpet
In the Old Testament, trumpets and other instruments, such as animal horns, were used for various reasons: to signal movement, in war, to...
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Jani James
Jan 7, 20213 min read
Resolutions and Safeguards
But Jesus called for them, saying, “Permit the children to come to Me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as...
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Miel Formantes
Dec 17, 20202 min read
Joyful Lights
When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers—the moon and the stars you set in place—what is mankind that you are...
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Jani James
Dec 10, 20203 min read
Road Work
So he began saying to the crowds who were going out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to...
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Steve Colwell
Dec 3, 20202 min read
Who is my god?
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens. (Ecclesiastes 3:1 NIV) The Bible is rife with stories...
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Courtney Hjelmervik
Nov 20, 20203 min read
The 2020 Commandment
Nine months and counting. NO, I’m not pregnant. But that’s how long we’ve been in this time of quarantine. Sure, it has varied from...
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Miel Formantes
Nov 12, 20202 min read
Problems with Authority
A note from Miel: “I couldn’t get the election out of my head, and then I realized I’d already written about what was on my mind!” So...
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Steve Colwell
Nov 5, 20203 min read
God Don’t Make No Robots
Have you ever thought of something, then shortly afterwards, it appears in the newspaper or on TV? It happened to me this morning. I was...
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Abigail Welborn
Oct 28, 20203 min read
The Character of the King
The small group I’m in recently finished reading 1 and 2 Kings. The text repeatedly evaluates kings for whether they do “right” or “evil...
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Jani James
Oct 22, 20203 min read
Teetering on the Brink
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. (Psalm 19:14 NASB)...
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Steve Colwell
Oct 14, 20202 min read
Imagine
I am the way, the truth, and the life. (John 14:6) Imagine there’s no countries, it isn’t hard to do Nothing to kill or die far, and no...
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Courtney Hjelmervik
Oct 8, 20203 min read
Time to Celebrate
A few weeks ago, I heard something about the Sabbath. Isn’t that profound? I cannot remember what it was, but I distinctly remember...
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Jani James
Oct 1, 20203 min read
Follow the Plucky Widow
Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart, saying, “In a certain city there...
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Miel Formantes
Sep 24, 20202 min read
Fall Beginnings
In the beginning God created the havens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep,...
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Abigail Welborn
Sep 17, 20203 min read
How to Make a Difference
“When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is set before you. Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God is...
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