• Stumped!

    By: John Kerr   If you are not used to seeing clear cuts in the forests of British Columbia, they can cause a visceral reaction. Large swaths of beautiful trees cut down and left like a massive scar on the landscape. What is interesting, however, is that if one was to poll many species of… Continue reading

  • Jonah: You Want Me to Go WHERE? and Do WHAT?

    By: Eric Comer   We live in turbulent times. We also serve an awesome God, and I continue to be amazed at His timing. This article has been in the works for a couple of months and was submitted for publication weeks before the events surrounding Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the beginning of Pastor Snell’s… Continue reading

  • Trust in the Midst of Uncertainty

    By: Andrew Miller   Uncertainty is a reality that we all face. Whether it’s the pain of losing a job or the unsettling feeling of not knowing what the future holds, life often takes unexpected turns that remind us we are not in control. But for those of us who belong to God, uncertainty is… Continue reading

  • Some Things are Just True

    By: Casey Korstanje      It’s both shocking and humbling to learn one has been wrong about something deeply held for years, 35 years to be exact.  I had walked into the church office and Larissa looked up from her computer. She had been reading the minutes I had submitted to her for circulation. “You… Continue reading

  • Mean People Matter

    By: Pastor Lars Janssen      Looking at the comments on her phone, she started to cry. All she had done was post a picture of her recently blooming boulevard garden. It contained a cutesy sign with the words, “Thank you for walking beside the garden on the sidewalk.” The comments stacked up like rotting… Continue reading

  • Seeing with New Eyes

    By: Lynette Bloedow      And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha (2 Kings 6:15–17).  ‘See the shining… Continue reading