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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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Fathers, Sons, and Steve Gleason
Perhaps you’ve heard, but I’m a Coug. I’m a Washington State University alumnus and (so I’ve been told) an over-zealous fan of Cougar...
Creekside
Nov 2, 20163 min read
Farming With Unicorns
“The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing. Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide...
Creekside
Oct 27, 20163 min read
Meaning and Mystery
“For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.” (1...
Creekside
Oct 20, 20163 min read
Greater and Less
“He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less.” (John 3:30 TLB) John the Baptist’s words have stuck with me for...
Creekside
Oct 13, 20162 min read
Grace Like Coffee
“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...
Creekside
Oct 5, 20162 min read
A Humble Mind
“Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind.” (1 Peter 3:8 ESV) I have a...
Creekside
Sep 27, 20163 min read
The Lord is My Refuge and Strength
Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my...
Creekside
Sep 21, 20163 min read
Our New Motto
“Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” (Matthew 11:29...
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Sep 15, 20163 min read
Who’s in Front of You?
“When you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, otherwise they...
Creekside
Sep 8, 20163 min read
Dreams, Visions and Plans, Oh My!
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths...
Creekside
Aug 31, 20162 min read
The Most Important Decision
“For ‘you were like sheep going astray,’ but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.” (1 Peter 2:25 NIV) We are...
Creekside
Aug 25, 20162 min read
Milk Guilt and Absolution
Here’s another one from the archives, originally published in April 2006. “Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other…”...
Creekside
Aug 18, 20163 min read
Foundation of Love
“Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into...
Creekside
Aug 11, 20163 min read
Blackberry Harvest
“Each tree is recognized by its own fruit. People do not pick figs from thornbushes, or grapes from briers.” (Luke 6:44 NIV) Whenever...
Creekside
Aug 3, 20162 min read
Truth in Love
“Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the...
Creekside
Jul 28, 20162 min read
Issues with Authority?
“Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human authority: whether to the emperor, as the supreme authority, or to governors, who...
Creekside
Jul 21, 20162 min read
Carried By God
“I’ve been carrying you on my back from the day you were born, and I’ll keep on carrying you when you’re old. I’ll be there, bearing you when you’re old and gray. I’ve done it and will keep on doing it, carrying you on my back, saving you.” (Isaiah 46:4 The Message) Lately, friends and relatives alike have been giving me the same advice. It’s the old adage: “God doesn’t give you any more than you can handle.” It’s supposed to make people feel better, to lift them up and remin
Nicole Starr
Jul 13, 20163 min read
Revelation From Revelation
“I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple… [T]he glory of God gives it light, and...
Creekside
Jul 6, 20163 min read
A Change in Perspective
“Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.” (Colossians 3:2 NIV) (This is another post from the archives! I originally wrote...
Creekside
Jun 29, 20163 min read
Everything
“The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for he founded it on the seas and established it on...
Creekside
Jun 23, 20163 min read
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