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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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Mustard Seed
Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. ...
Bob Witty
Oct 11, 20233 min read
A Harvest of Love
Back in 1985, Kent and I were looking for a home, not only for our new family but our new business. We drove up to Redmond on a Saturday...
Jani James
Oct 4, 20232 min read
Life with a Toddler
I’ve been spending most of my time for two weeks with a seventeen-month old girl I call Gen. From memories of my own children, I have...
Jani James
Sep 22, 20234 min read
The Open Door
The story goes something like this. A young man leaves the East Coast on a Greyhound bus. He arrives in the Seattle bus terminal,...
Bob Witty
Sep 14, 20233 min read
New Heart
One summer awhile back, I was asked to pray about what book of the Bible God wanted me to read that season. While my friends got...
Miel Formantes
Sep 6, 20232 min read
Holding Onto God When it Seems Impossible
A close friend called me last week and said, "I don't want to be a Christian anymore. The God I've experienced is not the God I hear them...
Angelina Wainhouse
Aug 31, 20233 min read
God Answered
This is a story of how my faith in God changed when I was 10 years old. I’ll admit that before then, I never really believed in God. ...
Nibari Ellis
Aug 23, 20232 min read
Broken Kind of Beauty
A broken kind of beauty A hopeful kind of wait A forgiven kind of sinner A repentant kind of saint You were broken on the cross for me...
Beth Soderlund
Aug 17, 20232 min read
Look Up
Kent and I found a hidden treasure on a favorite walk at Farrel McWhirter in Redmond a year ago May. How blind we can be to glorious...
Jani James
Aug 10, 20232 min read
God and the Rice Krispies Treat
My twin brother, Keaton, and I played T-ball for a couple years when we were 5 or 6 years old. We played at the old Redmond schoolhouse...
Reid Watson
Aug 2, 20233 min read
Secret Trail
Over July 4th weekend, Kent and I camped at Deception Pass State Park with our daughter’s family. Our two families set up tents in...
Jani James
Jul 19, 20233 min read
My Prayers
In my pursuit to cultivate the daily discipline of spending an hour or so with God (see my last blog post!), I have come to re-examine...
Miel Formantes
Jul 13, 20233 min read
Think Before You Speak
In our small group, one of the prayer requests was “for God to teach me to think before I speak.” For some reason that really struck me,...
Bob Witty
Jul 6, 20233 min read
Doubting Your Doubts
Do you ever have moments or even days of doubt about your faith or lack of one? Doubting is normal because we are human with all our...
Steve Colwell
Jun 29, 20233 min read
Wedding Toast
When a close friend marries, do you lose a friend or gain a friend? It probably depends. But the friendship is going to change some way,...
Jani James
Jun 22, 20233 min read
Grandma Charlotte and My Walk with Christ, Part 3
I owe much to Grandma Charlotte who got me started in my walk with God. In time, I learned that God could be close and personal, as well...
Bob Witty
Jun 15, 20233 min read
I Choose To Believe
I grew up on the big island of Hawaii and attended a Congregational Church with my family. We kids were dropped off early for Sunday...
Linda Sakamoto
Jun 6, 20233 min read
Grandma Charlotte Part 2 - My Walk With Christ
Grandma Charlotte taught me unconditional love, and by example, modeled a Christian way of living. However, my relationship with God was...
Bob Witty
May 31, 20234 min read
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