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10 years old

10 years ago Jeff and I were sent to Portland to plant a new church. We had a vision, based in Acts 2, of a community of believers who would eat together, learn together, serve our neighborhood together, and share life. We hoped to start with dinner and spawn a series...

Earthquake

We want to be the earthquake when actually we are the slow drip. We want to know the next steps all the way to the finish line. Our faith isn’t like that. It is a slow grind, a foggy path where just the next step is visible. We have to trust that the step after...

It has begun

This week we started our Bible in a Year project where we will be reading the bible together as a community over the coming year. 3 days in and I’m already behind. I missed day 2! But I have caught up. I’m sharing brief thoughts everyday on our FaceBook...

Glass Beach

As part of our epic Bubble Family Girls  Spring Break Trip  in 2021 we went to Glass Beach in Northern California.  Due to historic dumping in the ocean and the current in this location the beach is known for its sea glass. At one time the beach was nearly all glass,...

As the Seasons Change

My family is in a huge time of transition. In just a few weeks our daughter will graduate from high school. It’s a ritual and rite of passage signaling that this stage of our life as a family is over. She just turned 18 so is now legally an adult. We celebrated...

Separations

This week has been a big one in the United Methodist World. Here in Oregon we voted to allow 3 churches to leave the United Methodist fold. The reason for the leaving is around theology. There are people and churches who hold that Christian teaching means that queer...