Welcoming the Stranger
(This is the second in a series of reflections on books read by the Creekside Book Club) I thought I knew how the immigration system...
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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
Jul 13, 20213 min read
Thou Shalt Not Be A Jerk
(This is the first in a series of reflections on books read by the Creekside Book Club) In Thou Shalt Not Be a Jerk by Rev. Eugene Cho,...
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Miel Formantes
Jul 7, 20212 min read
Heart Attitude for Wisdom
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction. Proverbs 1:7 NIV This summer I was...
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Nicole Starr
Jul 1, 20213 min read
Finding Joy in a Heat Wave
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith...
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Bob Witty
Jun 23, 20213 min read
Church Work Day
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and...
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Courtney Hjelmervik
Jun 17, 20213 min read
Confidently Humble
Humility is the fear of the Lord; its wages are riches and honor and life. (Proverbs 22:4 NIV) I tried writing about many-a-topic for...
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Jani James
Jun 10, 20213 min read
God Bless Orpah
But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you, or turn back from following you; for where you go, I will go, and where you lodge, I will...
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Abigail Welborn
Jun 3, 20213 min read
What If It’s Not a Character Problem?
…your Father knows what you need before you ask him. (Matthew 6:8b NIV) I have a really short temper, which got a lot shorter after our...
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Miel Formantes
May 27, 20212 min read
Living Like a Martha
Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. And she had a sister called...
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Daniel Starr
May 19, 20213 min read
Rolling with the Changes
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. (Romans 12:2 NIV) To put it mildly, the...
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Jani James
May 13, 20213 min read
Seeking Stories
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the...
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Courtney Hjelmervik
May 6, 20213 min read
Rebuilding the Temple
I recently read a fantastic book called Return to Me, by Lynn Austin. It chronicles the end of the Israelites’ captivity in Babylon, from...
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Jani James
Apr 22, 20213 min read
As Outsiders to Outsiders
Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving; praying at the same time for us as well, that God may...
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Nicole Starr
Apr 8, 20213 min read
Using Good Words
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that...
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Ali Hormann
Apr 1, 20213 min read
OF, Not IN
At the end of a year in which there were many sorrows, I hope you enjoy this post from an old friend, originally written in 2016....
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Abigail Welborn
Mar 25, 20212 min read
In Joy and Sorrow
I first wrote this blog post in 2008, but I thought it related to a lot of what the church family is experiencing this week. Rejoice with...
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Jani James
Mar 18, 20213 min read
Popper Weeds
Listen to this! Behold, the sower went out to sow; as he was sowing, some seed fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate it up....
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Miel Formantes
Mar 11, 20213 min read
A Year of Pruning
He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit, he prunes so that it will be ever more...
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Kelsey Hjelm
Mar 4, 20212 min read
A Letter of Love
Dear Creekside Family, Matthew, Jacob and I have moved to North Bend to be closer to our family. It is with heavy and light hearts all at...
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Abigail Welborn
Feb 24, 20212 min read
The Power of Positive Thinking
I’ve heard that mention of “the Universe” is becoming more common in fiction and non-fiction books alike—as in, asking “the Universe” for...
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