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2015-09-12

From guest blogger, Holly Clark. Holly serves on the Leadership Team at Immanuel Church. --------------------------------------- The Message version of...

2015-06-22

I have long felt like my calling in life has been to help change the mind of the church. Jesus made it clear that he came to proclaim the good news that...

2015-06-11

There’s nothing like spending a 24 hours with Doctors thinking you’ve had a heart attack to get you into a “thinking about your personal mortality” space...

2015-05-20

I came across this lovely and challenging poem for Pentecost Sunday by Mark Berry (Here). Waiting, Waited, Flame Breather, Life Teaser, Sweet Essence...

2015-05-15

While enjoying a wonderful break with my family in Seaside, Oregon, I was able to carve out enough time to read Henri Nouwen's perceptive book entitled...

2015-05-05

Sharing the gospel is one of the most basic and important callings of our faith. So often though it is either neglected or brought about in a manipulative...

2015-05-01

This past week I spent one morning at Christ Kitchen. Here, around 40 women living in poverty gather around tables with bibles and stories to share, and...

2015-04-28

One of the Psalms I used this morning for prayers was Psalm 66:4 “Come now and see the works of God, how wonderful he is in his doing toward all people...

2015-04-14

A few weeks ago we discussed how church shouldn't be like a club which we feel included, but which we can also disregard when we aren't quite feeling...

2015-03-27

I think I own at least seven books that all discuss how church should be done or how it needs to change to fulfill it's true purpose and I'm sure there...