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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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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...
Abigail Welborn
Jun 3, 20213 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...
Miel Formantes
May 27, 20212 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...
Daniel Starr
May 19, 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...
Jani James
May 13, 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...
Courtney Hjelmervik
May 6, 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...
Jani James
Apr 22, 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...
Nicole Starr
Apr 8, 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....
Ali Hormann
Apr 1, 20213 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...
Abigail Welborn
Mar 25, 20212 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....
Jani James
Mar 18, 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...
Miel Formantes
Mar 11, 20213 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...
Kelsey Hjelm
Mar 4, 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...
Abigail Welborn
Feb 24, 20212 min read
Like the Mind of a Child
Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it. (Mark 10:15 NIV) As a kid, I...
Daniel Starr
Feb 18, 20213 min read
9/11 and ‘The Other’
“You may have heard the law that says, ‘love your neighbor’ and hate your enemy. But I say love your enemies! Pray for those who...
Steve Colwell
Feb 11, 20213 min read
Awake
Last week, Mark continued the sermon series on “the blazing center” with a specific focus on “a conscious dependence on the Holy Spirit.”...
Courtney Hjelmervik
Feb 4, 20213 min read
Groupthink, Meaning, and Unity
I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one—I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to...
Abigail Welborn
Jan 28, 20213 min read
To Hear His Voice… Again
My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. John 10:27 NIV Three years ago, I wrote an article titled “To Hear His...
Miel Formantes
Jan 21, 20214 min read
The Blast of the Trumpet
In the Old Testament, trumpets and other instruments, such as animal horns, were used for various reasons: to signal movement, in war, to...
Steve Colwell
Jan 14, 20213 min read
Resolutions and Safeguards
But Jesus called for them, saying, “Permit the children to come to Me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as...
Jani James
Jan 7, 20213 min read
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