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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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A Halloween to Remember
I’ve been telling people for years, “Halloween isn’t my holiday.” Then I found myself in a Raggedy Ann costume three times in one Halloween week! I even attended a performance of Dracula! What’s up with that? Turns out, doing something together with my brothers and sisters at Creekside is a powerful draw. Dracula came first - the one and only reason to go was to see Tracy dance. She was great! Pastor Julie set up the first Raggedy instance with Trunk or Treat. Kent signe
Jani James
Nov 5, 20252 min read
Life Lessons Part 5
I’m 17 years old. I’m working part-time for Alderwood Manor Electric. I’m enjoying high school. I am very active as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. I have an extended family with grandparents and cousins. Life is good. But at that time, I didn’t really have a direction in life. I felt like I was marking time. One weekend, I went to our Kingdom Hall (what we called church). They were presenting a special home movie about the many missionaries of Jehovah’s Witnesses around
Bob Witty
Oct 30, 20254 min read
Time in a Bottle
“If I could save time in a bottle the first thing that I’d like to do is to save every day ‘til eternity passes away just to spend them with you…” Timeless words, right? Ten years before I got married, I listened to that popular Jim Croce song on the radio while studying in my college dorm room. In 1972 the lyrics to Time in a Bottle were poignant, but at the time I had no idea how prophetic they would be in years to come. Milestone moments in my life would accentuate t
Greg Asimakoupoulos
Oct 23, 20253 min read
Called Away
Pastor Mark’s departure is top of mind right now. That leads me to reflect on a call “away” that occurred in Kent’s life and mine. Kent experienced a call “to” involvement in a country in Central Asia. It began as co-ministry with national churches and foreign mission partners, including our church at the time, which had “adopted” Azerbaijan, as was the style in the ‘90s. Kent wasn’t a missionary. But, he was drawn by God to use his skills for the good of the country. Tho
Jani James
Oct 16, 20253 min read
Life Lessons Part 4
I was looking forward to the summer after my 16 th birthday. At 16, I could unload trucks at Pier 91 and earn $3.00 an hour (almost as...
Bob Witty
Oct 9, 20254 min read
Remembering the Mick
I, with many of you, watched on TV as Cal Raleigh hit his 55 th home run with a couple weeks left in the regular season. The...
Greg Asimakoupoulos
Oct 3, 20253 min read
Navigating Change
Change is hard. (I have an uncanny gift for pointing out the obvious!) Not only are we navigating change here at Creekside, but we’re...
Keith Ferrin
Sep 24, 20252 min read
Life Lessons Part 3
In 1958, at the age of 8, I moved with my family from Panama to North Seattle, to a neighborhood called North City. I was transferring...
Bob Witty
Sep 18, 20254 min read
While I'm Waiting
Last weekend I attended a Christian retreat sponsored by an organization called While We’re Waiting. The While We’re Waiting ministry...
Angelina Wainhouse
Sep 11, 20253 min read
Life Lessons Part 2
I have vivid, if somewhat inaccurate, memories of Panama. I was 4 to 7 years old when we lived there, and who knows how much the eyes of...
Bob Witty
Sep 4, 20254 min read
Celebrating Our Ethnic Pride
Haralambos was only fifteen when he left his native Greece. He hugged his widowed mother assuming he would never see her again. As it...
Greg Asimakoupoulos
Aug 28, 20253 min read
Canlis Hospitality
Back in the ‘90s, I attended a one-hour seminar on Hospitality, offered at a Women’s Retreat. The speaker was the owner of Canlis , a...
Jani James
Aug 21, 20253 min read
Life Lessons
I am sure I experience life lessons many times every day, however, I’m sure I forget most of them. Some I do remember. And I appreciate...
Bob Witty
Aug 14, 20254 min read
Where Bellevue Touches Redmond
Where Bellevue touches Redmond a congregation thrives through worship, small groups, fellowship and grace. It's a church within a...
Greg Asimakoupoulos
Jul 31, 20251 min read
Welcoming the Stranger
(This article originally posted in 2022. Greg Yee, Superintendent of the PacNW section of the Covenant Church is now encouraging...
Alex Sinclair
Jul 10, 20253 min read
Still Growing Young
Recently I’ve been feeling like my relationship with God is getting weaker. I pray that I can really reach out to him and re-strengthen...
Jani James
Jun 27, 20252 min read
Spiritual Gifts
“There are different kinds of gifts…” (1 Corinthians 12:4) “So, Bob, what are your spiritual gifts?” A well-meaning question but one...
Bob Witty
Jun 19, 20253 min read
Jesus on the Centerline
There’s a thing I say when I face something challenging or scary: “Jesus on the center-line”. Often, I’m behind the wheel of my car, but...
Jani James
Jun 12, 20252 min read
God Gives You What You Need
There’s a classic song from 1969 written and performed by the Rolling Stones. The chorus goes like this: No, you can't always get what...
Erik Godo
May 30, 20252 min read
There for Each Other
In my early twenties, I got kicked out of the Laetrile clinic in Las Vegas, when Grandma Adris was having a treatment for breast cancer. ...
Jani James
May 28, 20253 min read
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