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  • Moving Up River

    Mountain River

    Someone once said that in the life of every problem there’s a time when it’s big enough to see, yet small enough to solve.

    This is a pretty accurate view, I believe, of the internal mandate of the church -that of building up the body to full maturity, to a global “unity of the Faith”, and away from infantile doctrines (Ephesians 4:13-14).

    This is what I call “up-river thinking” - solving problems when they become visible, but are still small.

    We have, however, developed a down-river appetite for social change. We have become convinced that we must solve prejudice, climate, drugs, sex deviation, and all our social ills way down-river.

  • My Heart

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    This is a drawing that Dawn created around Psalm 139:1. It reminds me of so many aspects of our individual relationships with our God. He is Lord and savior; He is healer, friend, and judge. He is the one who replaces calloused hearts, hearts that have been turned to stone. Ezekiel 36:26 "And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh."

    Psalm 139:1 "O Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me."

  • Orcas outside!

    On Wednesday December 3rd we had Orca's right outside the offices! What a wonderful experience.

    I took some video to share:

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  • Ordination Service - Jay and Karen Grove

    Jay and Karen's ordination service at Firebrand by Russ Doty. Mary shared this verse with us: Judges 5:2 - "When the leaders lead in Israel, when the people offered themselves willingly, bless the LORD!"
  • Philippians 1v1-2

    Philippians 1:1-2-

  • Philippians 1v3-6

    Philippians 1:3-6-

  • Philippians 2:19-24

    Philippians 2:19-24

  • Philippians 2:5-11 - The Poem

    Recently in a sermon I read a rendition I wrote of Paul's poem from Philippians 2:5-11.

    This small piece of scripture was written as a poem and should, I think, be read as one:

  • Prayer and Fasting

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  • Pride and Suffering

    Disability

    I began thinking about this topic when I was in the YMCA pool and saw a beautiful young boy being carried on a stretcher into a dressing area by his two care givers.  He couldn't hold his head straight, and his hands and feet were twisted lumps.

  • Songstories

    On November 14 at the Beach Lab we had Firebrand's first Songstories!
    We had some of our musicians share some of their journeys with God as they played original songs. We had an open invitation for anyone to come, listen, and snack together. It was a wonderful time of fellowship paired with excellent music. 

    Thank you so much for coming and bringing food to our event.

    Here's a short video documenting our time. 

     

  • SongStories 2016

    Zac and Melody did a fantastic job of hosting SongStories this year!

  • Sunday Baptism


    Sunday was a wonderful day of sunshine, friendship, and baptism down on Fox Island at the BeachLab.

    What a joy to worship together outside, dig a little into the thinking and relationship behind water baptism, break bread together, witness Carlos’ baptism, and then spend some time social distanced around a table eating dinner!

    Thanks to all who made this wonderful day happen.

  • Thanksgiving is a Verb

    Thanksgiving:  Family prays during holiday dinner.

    On Thursday this week, around tables laden with turkey and pie, +300 million Americans will make lists of thing they are thankful for. Now that's a very nice sentiment, but it is not thanksgiving.

  • The 13's - Hebrews 13 - 4

    Hebrews 13:17-25

  • The Church and The Gospel of the Kingdom - part 1 of 2

    1 Peter 2:9-10

  • The Church and The Gospel of the Kingdom - part 2 of 2

    1 Corinthians 1:10-17

  • The Great Revelation 8 of 9 - The Seven Victories

  • The Importance of The Church

    The Importance of The Church
  • The Mirror of the Bride

    1 Corinthians 13:12

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