A little fun for us Jesus people  
How many Christians does it take to change a light bulb?
Charismatic:  1  Hands are already in the air.
Pentecostal: 10  One to change the bulb, and nine to pray against the spirit of darkness.
Presbyterians:  None.  Lights will go on and off at predestined times.
Roman Catholic:  None.  Candles only.
Baptists:  [...]

O.K. so here the deal. For anyone whose interested we are getting together this Friday evening, October 26th at 7 p.m. at the Fellowship Center at Emerald. As Cat mentioned to me that “even if it’s a few of us that will be o.k. It feels as though we have lost some momentum since we [...]

So this morning after my rep class down at the gym I decided to treat myself to a Starbucks. I’ll do this occasionally after my a.m. workout and treat myself to a latte or an Americano, etc. And i go Venti! It’s a way of rewarding myself for being so disciplined. Yeah right.
Anyways, so, the [...]

This is kind of launching from where Rick said: I need to see Jesus the way God shows me.
I went out of town last week and had a mini-retreat.  It was awesome.  God reminded me in so many different ways that my faith journey is simply that: my faith journey of learning to more deeply [...]

Rob Bell, author of Velvet Elvis and Sex God, and key contributor to the NOOMA series is bring his “The Gods Aren’t Angry” tour to Portland’s Roseland Theater on November 10th. Do I foresee an Epinoia road trip in our near future?
Tickets are $15.

The Ongoing Adventures of ASBO Jesus, a website that I subscribe to has been running a series over the last couple of days that’s really hit home with me. I thought I’d share.

Thoughts?

Last Sunday the congregation voted to sell a major portion of the church property. Yep, the Sanctuary & Education Building will soon be up for sale! Without going into great detail here this action will allow Emerald to be more financially & ministerially viable. We will retain the Fellowship Center and the two houses which [...]

The great mystery of God’s love is that we are not asked to live as if we are not hurting, as if we are not broken. In fact, we are invited to recognize our brokenness as a brokenness in which we can come in touch with the unique way that God loves us. The great [...]