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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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Real Community in a Time of Social Upheaval
“…and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation.…” (Revelation 5:9 ESV) In these...
Steve Colwell
Jul 9, 20203 min read
Silence in a Time Like This
“For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s...
Miel Formantes
Jul 1, 20202 min read
God of Justice, Lord of Solace
The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and...
Abigail Welborn
Jun 25, 20203 min read
The Lost Backpack
Jesus answered, “The foremost is, ‘Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is one Lord; and you shall love the Lord your God with all your...
Jani James
Jun 18, 20203 min read
Christ, the Solid Rock
When I got the reminder that I was up for the FYI post, I almost responded that I just couldn’t do it. When you consider the pandemic,...
Courtney Hjelmervik
Jun 10, 20203 min read
Lament and Act
Mourn with those who mourn. (Romans 12:15b NIV) This week has been highly emotional in the US. From disagreement over how to move forward...
Creekside
Jun 4, 20202 min read
In Sickness and in Health
(This post was originally written in January of 2010, but it applies to this time we’re in now.) It is not the healthy who need a doctor,...
Abigail Welborn
May 28, 20202 min read
Respect and Honor
(I originally wrote this in 2018, but I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately as well.) Give to everyone what you owe them: If you owe...
Miel Formantes
May 21, 20203 min read
Lessons for a Timeless Time
Someday people will write novels set during the Great Covid-19 Pandemic (though it might be called something different by then). There...
Abigail Welborn
May 14, 20202 min read
Over and Over
I find it interesting that of all the books of the Bible and of all the topics Mark could have planned out, months ago (long before...
Courtney Hjelmervik
May 7, 20203 min read
New Wineskins for a Pandemic
No one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the new wine will burst the skins, and it will be spilled out, and the skins will be...
Jani James
Apr 30, 20203 min read
Persevering in Hope
“[Love] always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.” (1 Corinthians 13:7-8 NIV) Aren’t you tired of talking about it...
Abigail Welborn
Apr 23, 20202 min read
Finding Freedom in Life’s Compromises
We are currently living under difficult circumstances. In the effort to control COVID-19, we are forced to do almost everything from...
Daniel Starr
Apr 16, 20203 min read
Everlasting Words
“Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.” (Matthew 24:35 NIV) I never thought my introductory years to...
Miel Formantes
Apr 9, 20203 min read
A Question of When
Build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce. Marry and have sons and daughters; find wives for your sons and...
Andrew Hall
Apr 2, 20203 min read
Peace and Purpose
If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. (Psalm 139:8 NIV) As an extrovert, a mother, and...
Abigail Welborn
Mar 26, 20203 min read
My Last Day With Dad
I’ll fly away, oh glory, I’ll fly away. When I die, hallelujah, by and by, I’ll fly away. Beloved brothers and sisters, you have...
Jani James
Mar 19, 20203 min read
A Light in the Darkness
To say this past week has felt a bit surreal may be an understatement for a lot of us. I just ended a phone call with a friend after...
Courtney Hjelmervik
Mar 12, 20203 min read
Keep Calm
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. (Proverbs 3:5 NIV) This has been an interesting week in the...
Nicole Starr
Mar 4, 20203 min read
The Beginning of Wisdom
“For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.” (1 Corinthians 1:25...
Miel Formantes
Feb 27, 20203 min read
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