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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!

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...

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)...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Jani James

Sep 10, 20204 min read

No More Hugs ’Til Christmas

There is a time for every event under heaven… A time to embrace, and a time to shun embracing. (Ecclesiastes 3:1b, 5b NASB) We spent a...

Abigail Welborn

Sep 3, 20203 min read

Living on Mission

When I heard that actor Chadwick Boseman (most famous for playing Black Panther) had died, I was as shocked as most people. Then, reading...

Steve Colwell

Aug 27, 20202 min read

The Forgotten Factor

Luke 10:27* Without question, laws, regulations, and better education and training for police are needed to combat systemic racism. The...

Miel Formantes

Aug 13, 20202 min read

Fully Trained

A disciple is not greater than his teacher, but everyone when fully trained will be like his teacher. (Luke 6:40 NET) One of the starkest...

Courtney Hjelmervik

Aug 6, 20203 min read

A Bulwark Never Failing

A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing… The first line from this well-known hymn has been stuck in my mind for the past...

Abigail Welborn

Jul 23, 20202 min read

More Sustainable Energy

But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly...

Jani James

Jul 16, 20203 min read

Hello, Caesar

Give the king Your judgments, O God. For he will deliver the needy when he cries for help. The afflicted also, and him who has no helper....

Real Community in a Time of Social Upheaval

Steve Colwell

Jul 9, 20203 min read

Real Community in a Time of Social Upheaval

“…and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation.…” (Revelation 5:9 ESV) In these...

Miel Formantes

Jul 1, 20202 min read

Silence in a Time Like This

“For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s...

Abigail Welborn

Jun 25, 20203 min read

God of Justice, Lord of Solace

The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and...

Jani James

Jun 18, 20203 min read

The Lost Backpack

Jesus answered, “The foremost is, ‘Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is one Lord; and you shall love the Lord your God with all your...

Courtney Hjelmervik

Jun 10, 20203 min read

Christ, the Solid Rock

When I got the reminder that I was up for the FYI post, I almost responded that I just couldn’t do it. When you consider the pandemic,...

Creekside

Jun 4, 20202 min read

Lament and Act

Mourn with those who mourn. (Romans 12:15b NIV) This week has been highly emotional in the US. From disagreement over how to move forward...