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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!

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 26, 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 27, 20253 min read

One Bite at a Time

I am confident it will be green someday . . After spending a lot of the winter in California, coming home to the Pacific Northwest at...

Bob Witty

May 22, 20254 min read

Visit From An Angel

I woke up from a sound sleep and looked at the clock. 1:00 AM. What woke me up? I sensed a presence in the room. So then I turned and...

Linda Sakamoto

May 6, 20252 min read

The Grinch

“Hannah, can I talk to you for a second?” I hear from over my shoulder. “Uh- yeah?” I respond with my mouth full of ice-cream, trying to...

Hannah Ferrin

Apr 24, 20254 min read

Behold Thy Mother

I’ve attended worship services several times at Christ Church, Washington Parish on Capitol Hill in Washington DC. One of my...

Jani James

Apr 18, 20252 min read

Hosanna Revisited

(This blog is a rerun from 2018.) When someone entrusts a 22-month-old child to you for a weekend, you’d really like to hand the child...

Jani James

Apr 10, 20252 min read

Prayer Walking with Dick

Dick Mason had a brain-wave for Lent this year. He chose to walk and meditate with the Lord first thing every morning until Easter. ...

Jani James

Apr 2, 20253 min read

Don't Worry Be Faithful

Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. (Matthew 6:34 NIV)...

Abigail Welborn

Mar 12, 20252 min read

Our Words

I’ve been immersed in the book of James for the last several months. Knowing that I was going to be taking the BibleLife Community (my...

Keith Ferrin

Mar 5, 20252 min read

Shoulder Surgery

“Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much...

Bob Witty

Feb 26, 20253 min read

We've Got Skills

On a Tuesday a few weeks ago I walked into Creekside and found the way rather blocked by tools, buckets, plastic sheeting, and yellow...

Jani James

Feb 21, 20252 min read