Peace
Many years ago, the pastor of my church at that time asked me a question which shocked me. I was truly taken aback and for several...
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Creekside Blog
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!
Bobby Witty
- Mar 8
- 3 min
Contentment
As a young man of 20, I was struck by the fact that during most of Jesus’ ministry He was essentially a homeless vagrant. He had no...
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Courtney Hjelmervik
- Mar 2
- 3 min
Eyes On the Lord
I often find myself bending low towards our sons during worship on Sunday mornings. Sometimes I am answering pretty provocative questions...
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Miel Formantes
- Feb 22
- 2 min
Sing It Again
Your promise still stands, Great is your faithfulness, faithfulness I’m still in your hands, Great is your faithfulness, faithfulness...
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Jani James
- Feb 16
- 3 min
Coughy Lions and their Kin
I had a dream last week. There were square-faced lions peeking around stout evergreen tree trunks on the edge of a dark forest. When...
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Steve Colwell
- Feb 9
- 3 min
When Tragedy Strikes
I recently saw a photo in the Washington Post that moved me deeply. It seemed to be the entire Buffalo Bills football team kneeling in...
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Bobby Witty
- Feb 2
- 3 min
The Alien Resident Part 2
I wrote in last week’s blog about being sent to Chile as a missionary when I was 24. I lived there over five years, got married and had...
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Bobby Witty
- Jan 25
- 3 min
The Alien Resident
In 1974 when I was 24, I was sent to Chile as a missionary. The army and navy had just deposed Allende in a violent coup. The country...
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Miel Formantes
- Jan 19
- 3 min
El Roi
In times of waiting, it is so easy to think that you or your dreams are forgotten. Sometimes, we take the waiting as God saying no. Other...
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Courtney Hjelmervik
- Jan 12
- 3 min
Locusts and Humility
I have always had this picture in my head of John the Baptist as a confident zealot. I can picture him pinching a locust right out of the...
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Jani James
- Jan 5
- 3 min
Love Resolved
My first-grade grandson has a sweet habit of saying, “I’m on Grandma’s team!” whenever we propose a game. Over Christmas, we played...
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Bobby Witty
- Dec 27, 2022
- 3 min
The Calling
The year was 1967. I was 17 with no clear direction in my life. I was very active with my religious group at the time so I guess you...
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Steve Colwell
- Dec 22, 2022
- 1 min
Hope is Born
Often I despair of the world we live in Oh! Humans! Sometimes I want to give in When I think of the suffering in Ukraine A war started by...
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Jani James
- Dec 15, 2022
- 4 min
Lord of the Plot Twist
Kent’s family was gathered for happy hour in Walnut Creek, California, at the old family home we affectionately call “3067”. The family...
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Abigail Welborn
- Dec 8, 2022
- 2 min
The People Walking in Darkness
Pentatonix is an a cappella group that rose to fame partly because of their Christmas album. They release a new album of holiday songs...
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Daniel Starr
- Dec 1, 2022
- 3 min
Kusaziva
The late Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi from Zimbabwe is one of my favorite international artists. Tuku was a strong activist and legend among...
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Steve Colwell
- Nov 23, 2022
- 4 min
My Grandfather and the First Thanksgiving
My grandfather, fourteen generations ago, attended what is commonly regarded as the first Thanksgiving in 1621. His name is William...
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Miel Formantes
- Nov 16, 2022
- 2 min
Miracle of the Mundane
Despite the beautiful fall we are having, it feels like the mundane has gotten me into a rut. I do count my blessings: a job I love, a...
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Bobby Witty
- Nov 8, 2022
- 3 min
Entertaining Angels
I view myself as a humble, modest person; and I’m proud of it. A couple years ago, we were getting settled into our winter villa in Palm...
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Courtney Hjelmervik
- Nov 3, 2022
- 3 min
Already Home
There are many things children can say that can tear your heart in two, I know this. I have said them, heard my brothers say them, and...
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