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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God’s power […]

A LIGHT bright enough to outshine darkness In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.| John 1.4-5 In order to experience the anticipation of Jesus coming, we have to know the PEACE that comes from being rescued. It […]

A LIGHT bright enough to shine back In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.| John 1.1-3 In order to experience the […]

For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. | John 1:16 Over the last few months, I have found myself wanting things to go back to normal. I know that I am not alone. As I pondered this desire, it has led me to question what normal is. If we define normal […]

Earlier this year, I wrote a blog called NOT IDEAL. The purpose of this was to place our current struggles into the eternal plan of God and to give a focus for the discomfort we were all feeling. My hope was that we would not let the suffering overwhelm or define us. I wrote: We […]

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 gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and […]

On Sunday, governor Inslee put forward new restrictions for Washington State, which includes guidance for churches. For those who have not seen it yet, here it is: Religious Services are limited to 25 percent of indoor occupancy limits, or no more than 200 people, whichever is fewer. Congregation members/attendees must wear facial coverings at all […]

The following was a letter written from the eldership to members of New City Fellowship. We chose to repost it because it does a great job of reminding where our unity rests. As the Church continues to be divided by politics, COVID restrictions, and ideological polarization, it is more important than ever to remember who […]

This Sunday, we began a study on the idea of Power in Weakness. The assumption, as we began to define the way from above and the way from below, was that community is a worthy goal. As we live and act in this world, we are not free-floating entities operating in a vacuum, but we […]