God is the Gardener
My friend and former nanny, Susan, is an amazing gardener. While she worked for us, the raised planters in our backyard transformed from...
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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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Nicole Starr
Sep 22, 20223 min read
Navigating Changes
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you...
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Miel Formantes
Sep 14, 20222 min read
The Study Book of Life
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God...
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Bob Witty
Sep 6, 20223 min read
Unexpected
In 1981, I left the religion of my youth (Jehovah’s Witnesses). My faith was shaken to the core. I didn’t know where to turn. Jesus...
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Jani James
Sep 1, 20223 min read
Tides of Life
He has made everything appropriate in its time. Ecclesiastes 3:11a NASB We stayed for a week on Whidbey Island, beach-combing, building...
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Steve Colwell
Aug 24, 20223 min read
Amazing Universe - Accident or Design?
Did you see the photos from the James Webb Space Telescope that was sent into space recently? The Webb is the most powerful telescope...
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Daniel Starr
Aug 18, 20223 min read
A Lifeline of Fear
Now fear the Lord and serve him with all faithfulness. (Joshua 24:14 NIV) I am a big fan of the Lord of the Rings series, and for the...
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Bob Witty
Aug 9, 20223 min read
Second Chances
My life is full of second chances. Some are huge, life-changing events. But most are small and often imperceptible. As a boy, I had a...
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Abigail Welborn
Aug 3, 20223 min read
Wake up, oh Sleeper
In July, I enjoyed a once-in-a-lifetime writing retreat/workshop, led by my favorite author in a Scottish castle. The extrovert in me got...
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Miel Formantes
Jul 27, 20222 min read
Storing Up
As soon as Seattle gets summer…then the back-to-school fliers seem to appear. Target, Old Navy—even Anthropologie has their fall décor on...
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Jani James
Jul 19, 20223 min read
Cruise Control
I love to drive and there’s nothing I enjoy so much as a road trip. In fall 2021, an injury threatened my driving enthusiasm. I first...
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Courtney Hjelmervik
Jul 13, 20223 min read
From the Mouths of Baby Dragons
“Why didn’t Jesus just say things normally? I mean if He really wanted people to know about Him, why not just say it?” “If we think our...
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Bob Witty
Jul 7, 20223 min read
Beyond Imagining
We have a fixed week timeshare in Cabo San Lucas, Monday to Monday. It's almost always the second week in April and over spring break....
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Steve Colwell
Jun 29, 20223 min read
Angels' Tears
Hopes and dreams are left to die Children scream, and wonder why While angels’ tears fall like rain Trying to wash away the pain My heart...
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Nicole Starr
Jun 22, 20223 min read
The Long Wait
I calmly waited behind over 1,200 people in queue online to schedule Thea to get her first COVID-19 vaccine. It took an hour to watch the...
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Miel Formantes
Jun 15, 20222 min read
Identity vs. Role Confusion
I love when lessons in my professional life and my spiritual life overlap! It is just another example of where God chooses to meet me in...
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Jani James
Jun 9, 20223 min read
Prayer Planes
It started with a pile of 11 x 17 inch copy paper and a box of craft stamps. We were watching the boys for four days and our daughter...
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Bob Witty
May 24, 20224 min read
Aha Moments
The angel of the Lord appeared to him in a blazing fire from the midst of a bush; and he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with...
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Steve Colwell
May 18, 20223 min read
A Partnership
“ . . . on earth as it is in heaven.” How many times have you and I recited The Lord’s Prayer? Many of us have known it by heart since...
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