The last two weeks have been something. A Thanksgiving for the ages!I’d like to tell you a brief story about 3 of my friends. Really, three stories. One is from California and the other two live here in Eugene.Curt is 41 years old, married with 2 great kids ages 8 & 5. Curt is a [...]

This is a straight copy and paste from 30goodminutes.org current newsletter:
A Reflection: 
CHRISTINE CHAKOIAN

My friend Jim Lowery remembers how he learned to be part of a community. When he was a young man growing up in the South, every Saturday night before he went out on a date, his father took him aside and said, “Son, [...]

A holy man was having a conversation with the Lord one day and said, “Lord, I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like.” The Lord led the holy man to two doors.He opened one of the doors and the holy man looked in. In the middle of the room was a large round [...]

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday.  I am one of those people who does actually sit around and think about what I am thankful for.  The last 12 months have been heady, intense, hope provoking and mysterious.  I feel God’s attentiveness and presence more keenly than I did a year ago.  I am most grateful for [...]

We had a discussion the other day, “we” being the ‘leadership team’ of the church I hang with.  The topic was the authority of the scriptures.  My observation was that I thought God was pretty secure with His sense of authority, that since He is unchanging, we could count on His word to stand regardless [...]