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How do we prepare our kids to engage with a complex and shifting world? After teaching for 40+ years (along with being a guidance counselor for a decade), Steve still isn’t sure. But he shared some of what he has learned along the way. This is the audio from the class. Along with it, the […]

My son, if you receive my wordsand treasure up my commandments with you,making your ear attentive to wisdomand inclining your heart to understanding;yes, if you call out for insightand raise your voice for understanding,if you seek it like silverand search for it as for hidden treasures,then you will understand the fear of the LORDand find […]

But now he is dead. Why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me. | 2 Samuel 12:23 Before I was a pastor, there were questions that I was never asked, or could punt on when discussed. One of the unique aspects […]

When looking for proof of the resurrection, people often dig through historical writings to find physical evidence for the empty tomb; others look to the faith and courage of the earliest Christians who gave their lives for something that they truly believed in. Another approach is to look at the evidence that has been produced […]

But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that […]

I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. | Ephesians 4:1–3 This Sunday, […]

Then King David went in and sat before the LORD and said, “Who am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far? And yet this was a small thing in your eyes, O Lord GOD. You have spoken also of your servant’s house for a great while […]

Last week, governor Inslee set a date for the current mask mandate to be lifted. When he did, it left many declaring the end of the pandemic (or at least, the next phase of it). This is something to celebrate! Since the beginning, COVID has not only caused social upheaval and nearly one million deaths, […]

I’ll explain. A few weeks ago, after my family started to get into a semi-normal post-holiday routine, my daughter started complaining about her throat feeling sore. By the next morning she tested positive and our family decided to hunker down, for a bit, since we were most likely all going to get it. The Omicron […]