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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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Just Keep Showing Up
‘Who of you is left who saw this house in its former glory? How does it look to you now? Does it not seem to you like nothing? But now be...
Andrew Hall
Sep 4, 20192 min read
Dwell in the Land
“Build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce. Marry and have sons and daughters; find wives for your sons and...
Jani James
Aug 29, 20193 min read
I Like Being with My Own Kind
Do not insult the deaf or cause the blind to stumble. You must fear your God; I am the Lord. (Leviticus 19:14 NLT) Recently I went to the...
Steve Pettijohn
Aug 22, 20193 min read
It’s Not the End of the World—but I Feel Fine
“Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with...
Abigail Welborn
Aug 15, 20193 min read
Why I Write
Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story—those he redeemed from the hand of the foe… (Psalm 107:2 NIV) Several people have asked me...
Abigail Welborn
Aug 8, 20192 min read
With Responsibility Comes Privilege
(This post was first published in 2013.) When Jesus had called the Twelve together, he gave them power and authority to drive out all...
Daniel Starr
Aug 1, 20193 min read
When I Asked God
(As I finish the hectic last two weeks of my program, here’s a reflection from 2015 that was part of my thinking when I decided to become...
Creekside
Jul 25, 20193 min read
By the Unlearning of Your Mind
“Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” (Romans 12:2 NIV) When I first...
Creekside
Jul 18, 20193 min read
We Have an Awesome God
I’ve been the primary caregiver for my wife. Being a caregiver can be very difficult, and when the government gets involved, it becomes a...
Creekside
Jul 3, 20192 min read
Wholehearted
Jesus replied, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” (Matthew 22:37 NIV) I always...
Creekside
Jun 19, 20192 min read
Honoring My Mothers and Fathers
My neighborhood group just finished our study of Beginnings, the first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers,...
Creekside
Jun 12, 20193 min read
I Like the Book of Job
I cannot eat for sighing; my groans pour out like water. (Job 3:24 NLT) I know many people think the book of Job is depressing. It’s not...
Creekside
Jun 6, 20193 min read
Collective Responsibility
If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all...
Creekside
May 29, 20193 min read
Talk to Me
“Until now you have asked for nothing in My name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be made full.” (John 16:24 NKJV) Don’t...
Creekside
May 23, 20192 min read
Spring Training
(This post was originally written in 2009, before my kids woke me up early every day.) “…[T]rain yourself to be godly.” (1 Timothy 4:7b...
Creekside
May 15, 20192 min read
Being Good Neighbors
Each one helps his neighbor and says to his brother, “Be strong!” (Isaiah 41:6 NASB) Our son Isaac has been watching some TV lately. We...
Creekside
May 8, 20193 min read
Collective Accountability
“I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those...
Creekside
Apr 25, 20192 min read
Three Times Hosanna
“But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to...
Creekside
Apr 17, 20193 min read
Trusting in the Invisible
For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has? But if we hope for what we do...
Creekside
Apr 4, 20193 min read
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