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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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Joyful Lights
When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers—the moon and the stars you set in place—what is mankind that you are...
Miel Formantes
Dec 17, 20202 min read
Road Work
So he began saying to the crowds who were going out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to...
Jani James
Dec 10, 20203 min read
Who is my god?
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens. (Ecclesiastes 3:1 NIV) The Bible is rife with stories...
Steve Colwell
Dec 3, 20202 min read
The 2020 Commandment
Nine months and counting. NO, I’m not pregnant. But that’s how long we’ve been in this time of quarantine. Sure, it has varied from...
Courtney Hjelmervik
Nov 20, 20203 min read
Problems with Authority
A note from Miel: “I couldn’t get the election out of my head, and then I realized I’d already written about what was on my mind!” So...
Miel Formantes
Nov 12, 20202 min read
God Don’t Make No Robots
Have you ever thought of something, then shortly afterwards, it appears in the newspaper or on TV? It happened to me this morning. I was...
Steve Colwell
Nov 5, 20203 min read
The Character of the King
The small group I’m in recently finished reading 1 and 2 Kings. The text repeatedly evaluates kings for whether they do “right” or “evil...
Abigail Welborn
Oct 28, 20203 min read
Teetering on the Brink
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. (Psalm 19:14 NASB)...
Jani James
Oct 22, 20203 min read
Imagine
I am the way, the truth, and the life. (John 14:6) Imagine there’s no countries, it isn’t hard to do Nothing to kill or die far, and no...
Steve Colwell
Oct 14, 20202 min read
Time to Celebrate
A few weeks ago, I heard something about the Sabbath. Isn’t that profound? I cannot remember what it was, but I distinctly remember...
Courtney Hjelmervik
Oct 8, 20203 min read
Follow the Plucky Widow
Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart, saying, “In a certain city there...
Jani James
Oct 1, 20203 min read
Fall Beginnings
In the beginning God created the havens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep,...
Miel Formantes
Sep 24, 20202 min read
How to Make a Difference
“When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is set before you. Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God is...
Abigail Welborn
Sep 17, 20203 min read
No More Hugs ’Til Christmas
There is a time for every event under heaven… A time to embrace, and a time to shun embracing. (Ecclesiastes 3:1b, 5b NASB) We spent a...
Jani James
Sep 10, 20204 min read
Living on Mission
When I heard that actor Chadwick Boseman (most famous for playing Black Panther) had died, I was as shocked as most people. Then, reading...
Abigail Welborn
Sep 3, 20203 min read
The Forgotten Factor
Luke 10:27* Without question, laws, regulations, and better education and training for police are needed to combat systemic racism. The...
Steve Colwell
Aug 27, 20202 min read
Fully Trained
A disciple is not greater than his teacher, but everyone when fully trained will be like his teacher. (Luke 6:40 NET) One of the starkest...
Miel Formantes
Aug 13, 20202 min read
A Bulwark Never Failing
A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing… The first line from this well-known hymn has been stuck in my mind for the past...
Courtney Hjelmervik
Aug 6, 20203 min read
More Sustainable Energy
But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly...
Abigail Welborn
Jul 23, 20202 min read
Hello, Caesar
Give the king Your judgments, O God. For he will deliver the needy when he cries for help. The afflicted also, and him who has no helper....
Jani James
Jul 16, 20203 min read
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