A Community of Grace

Moving Forward

One of the other pastors of Christ’s church here in the valley recently expressed a ‘theme’ from the book of acts in the form of a question: “What are you willing to leave behind in order to move forward?” Consider the huge changes in thinking and lifestyle brought about by the resurrection of Jesus and the coming of the Spirit; Philip left an effective ministry in Samaria to travel to a deserted place; Peter leaves Joppa to travel to Caesarea in the stunning realization that all people can now come to God through Jesus by faith alone—they don’t need to first come under the Law of Moses; Paul and Barnabas set out from Antioch to lands unknown; and the Acts of Jesus by His Spirit and through His followers continue.

11/25

Witness Protection Program

To be a ‘witness’ you simply must truthfully tell what you have seen and heard. However, sometimes to be a ‘witness’ can cost you your life!

11/21

Tell a friend about it.

Eye Contact

It has been nearly a year since I saw that man in San Francisco who just stared dejectedly at the ground as his sign asked for money. When you want to help somebody with more than a little coin, you need to connect in some personal way.

11/12

Power

We contain some rivers with dams and convert some of the water’s inherant power into electricity as it is released. Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia river in Central Washington is the largest concrete structure in the United States and the our largest hydroelectric facility!

11/05