Blogs
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Emily Rogers
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A Job Done Well
June 30, 2020 |
I love to work—always have and probably always will. Coming from a large household of six children, I learned early-on to chip-in and do my part of the work of keeping up a home. Washing dishes for... read more
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Bonnie Piovesan
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Looking Forward
June 23, 2020 |
Lately I have found myself looking forward to lots of things. Looking forward to when we are all back together again at church. Looking forward to a stocked toilet paper aisle at the store ... read more
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Janet Starkey
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My Fitbit Died This Week
June 16, 2020 |
My Fitbit died this week. Some of you might know that I wear a Fitbit (fancy pedometer) because I like to track the number of steps I take every day. It also tracks my sleep, which either confirms or denies the quality of my sleep—good and bad ☺... read more
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Stephanie Rogge
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Happiest Year
June 91, 2020 |
The year 2020 has been an eye-opening year so far with the world pandemic and civil unrest all around us. It is easy to become disheartened, which is where I have been occasionally in the recent months. It’s times like these that we need to remember the good things that God has done in our lives ... read more
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Matthew Harrison
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Happiest Year
June 1, 2020 |
The last year has been the happiest of my life! Nine months ago, God gave my wife and me our amazing little Holden. Every single day, my perfect son has brought so much joy to me–even when he has decided for the moment to not be so perfect with his endless antics...read more
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Chris Gray
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Memorial Day 2020 - A Symbol of Remembrance & Hope
May 27, 2020 |
Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friend. John 15:13
It is bright. It is bold. It is something to behold. These resilient flowers flourished in the middle of so much chaos and destruction, growing in the thousands upon thousands. It also serves as an ... read more |
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Carley Walker
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The Most Precious Gift
May 18, 2020 |
Last weekend, I had the lovely opportunity to get together with my four sisters and my mom for a lunch and cousin visit. It had been such a long time since we were all together. It was precious to say the least. My mom had called us all together ... read more
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Bonnie Piovesan
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Beautiful Name
May 11, 2020 |
I like my name. Bonnie is not a common name, and it means beautiful. My mom said she named me after her best friend when she was young. From my point of view, my name is pretty nice ... read more
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Emily Rogers
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What's My New Normal
May 4, 2020 |
During our last staff meeting with Pastor Craig before he went on his 3-month sabbatical, he asked us to think about all the changes that have come with responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. ... read more
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Janet Starkey
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Coffee and Community
April 29, 2020 |
A very dear friend permanently moved to Hawaii with her husband a few years ago. On one hand, I mourned the move because rather than being on the mainland and a few hours away by airplane, she was now an ocean away ... read more
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Judy Flieger
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A Still Small Voice
April 20, 2020 |
1 KINGS 19:12-13 And the Lord told Elijah to ‘Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord’ and behold the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains and broke in pieces ... read more
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Steve Balas
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Are You Seeing What's Happening
April 14, 2020 |
When you watch the news, and you see and understand something of the scope of the human suffering associated, it is hard to think anything good about the coronavirus. Lost lives, lost jobs ... read more
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Chris Gray
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Not Cancelled... God's Goodness
April 6, 2020 |
“Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another ... read more
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Bonnie Piovesan
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'I Told You So'
March 31, 2020 |
I hate it when people tell me, “I told you so.” I remember as a kid I would get hopping mad when this phrase would come out. I don’t think I fully understood why this phrase would make me so angry back then. Now as an adult I understand some of the emotions ... read more
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Janet Starkey
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Inspiration and Introspection
March 23, 2020 |
Last Tuesday, I received a text message from my daughter; she and her fiancé made the tough decision to postpone their May wedding. “Due to local restrictions and health concerns, we’ve made the decision to reschedule our wedding to a later date this year. ... read more
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Emily Rogers
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God's Plan for Us
March 16, 2020 |
“I know you’d want to know that Jesse passed away this morning,” read the text message from my ex-husband, Keith. It started me on a long trip down memory lane last week. And, it eventually reminded me that God has a plan to prosper us. ... read more
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Stephanie Rogge
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Something New and Beautiful
March 9, 2020 |
Since moving to the area from Montana, I’ve enjoyed the weather here, for the most part. We don’t experience the subzero temperatures or have to endure the deep freezes that seem to linger forever in Montana. I have to admit the long periods of gray skies, rain or snow, and short days here in the winter have been a challenge ... read more
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Connor Harris
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Come Unto Me
March 3, 2020 |
Isn’t it odd to think of all the generations before us – how they have looked forward to the end of this present age and thought how glorious to be alive in that time – and wished for themselves so great an honor as to live for Christ in the ... read more
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Steve Balas
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Isn't it Odd
February 25, 2020 |
Many times inspiration is visual, as it is in this sculpture. Truly, a photo is worth a thousand words! When my grandmother passed away a few years ago, I noticed that my mother had made this her background photo on her computer screen. ... read more
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Matthrew Harrison
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Signs
February 18, 2020 |
Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.” Matthew 12:38
In our day to day lives as Christians we look for the signs around us that reaffirm God’s blessings ... read more |
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Chris Gray
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Valentine's Day
February 11, 2020 |
Isn’t it funny how the mythology of our human love involves a roly-poly, flying, diapered baby wielding a deadly weapon!?! This whimsical creature and icon of Valentine’s Day sees two people and shoots them with his bow and arrow … read more
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