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...
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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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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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Abigail Welborn
May 28, 20202 min read
In Sickness and in Health
(This post was originally written in January of 2010, but it applies to this time we’re in now.) It is not the healthy who need a doctor,...
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Miel Formantes
May 21, 20203 min read
Respect and Honor
(I originally wrote this in 2018, but I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately as well.) Give to everyone what you owe them: If you owe...
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Abigail Welborn
May 14, 20202 min read
Lessons for a Timeless Time
Someday people will write novels set during the Great Covid-19 Pandemic (though it might be called something different by then). There...
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Courtney Hjelmervik
May 7, 20203 min read
Over and Over
I find it interesting that of all the books of the Bible and of all the topics Mark could have planned out, months ago (long before...
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Jani James
Apr 30, 20203 min read
New Wineskins for a Pandemic
No one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the new wine will burst the skins, and it will be spilled out, and the skins will be...
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Abigail Welborn
Apr 23, 20202 min read
Persevering in Hope
“[Love] always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.” (1 Corinthians 13:7-8 NIV) Aren’t you tired of talking about it...
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Daniel Starr
Apr 16, 20203 min read
Finding Freedom in Life’s Compromises
We are currently living under difficult circumstances. In the effort to control COVID-19, we are forced to do almost everything from...
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