• Your Prayers Have Power

    Some days, reading the news feels overwhelming—stories of war, violence, and poverty seem endless. It can feel like the world is drifting further from what God intended. With so much pain and negativity, it’s tempting to tune it all out and pretend it’s not happening. After all, what difference can one person make? That’s exactly […]

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  • Celebrating the Light of the World

    I live in the Pacific Northwest and this time of year it is dark and dreary most of the time in the winter. Combine that with living in a world that can be full of hard things and difficult situations, it can leave us longing for there to be more to this life (and a longing […]

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  • Faithful in Every Season

    A little over a week ago marked the first day of autumn and the official changing of the seasons. I gleefully switched the sign on my front porch that says “Hey Friends!” To “Hello Fall” and hung a leafy fall wreath on my door. There’s something about this time of year that feels so refreshing. […]

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  • How To (Re)Connect With God

    This week, we are excited to have Jason Campbell, our Director of Theology (and Melissa’s husband), sharing with us. Jason started Regnare Project, a ministry teaching people how to develop spiritual disciplines that help them grow in their relationship with God. We hope this short guide to establishing or re-establishing a connection to God will […]

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  • The Gift of Rest & Refreshment

    My oldest son is a long-distance runner for the high school track team. He had a great season his freshman year and was looking forward to achieving more personal records this year. However, it did not turn out to be the year of record-breaking he had hoped it would be. A month before the season […]

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  • Identity in Christ in Africa

    It’s been a minute since we updated you on our Bible Studies being sent to women around the world!  In December 2023 and January of this year, we sent a total of 150 Bible studies to Africa! Over 50 different congregations in Uganda, Kenya, Mombasa, Nairobi, and beyond received copies of Royal: Finding Your Identity in […]

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  • Finding True Friendships

    God has a great way of providing “teachable moments” in our lives. Recently, our family seems to have spent many of these moments on friendships. Each of our children’s approaches and perspectives leads them to work through the intricacies of friendships in totally different ways. They are at different stages of identifying the characteristics of […]

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  • Fresh Start with Jesus

    With flowers popping up, and Easter just around the corner, the optimism of a new season is all around. Especially coming out of dark winter, the light and new life of spring offers a welcome reprieve, full of promise and hope. All this newness (and that extra hour of daylight) inspired me to do some […]

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