A Shift in Mindset

A Shift in Mindset

Back in my Bible teaching days, I continually sought ways to teach students so that the subject matter would stick. I mean really stick—at a level beyond regurgitation. After all, I taught the Bible! And I wanted my high school students not just to come away with facts and knowledge, but an understanding about how biblical truths applied to their lives and could be put into practice. Take the concept of prayer for instance; after years talking about it, I realized even the brightest of my high school kids could take a test on prayer and give me a bunch...Read more …
On the Radio – Walk the Way

On the Radio – Walk the Way

I think most of us would acknowledge that Jesus was the most righteous man to ever live. I think we’d also agree that Jesus very easily built relationships with people who were broken and far from God. The book of Matthew reports He was called a friend of sinners. But wouldn’t lost and broken people be put off by the most righteous person to ever live? No, the opposite was true. Consider this: We’re supposed to live like Jesus lived. Yet when we consider being a “friend of sinners,” we often fear that being a friend “makes it seem like I’m in...Read more …
What Cookies Can Lead to.

What Cookies Can Lead to.

Chocolate chip cookies brought us together. Pam and her two sons had moved into the house next door and I wanted to welcome them to the neighborhood. I introduced myself, handed over the cookies, and retreated to my home. As outgoing as I am, it was a step outside my comfort zone to walk to her front door. The cookies didn’t lead to much but I’m not sure I expected it to lead to anything. I was just being neighborly. Almost a year later, we adopted a yellow lab named Dakota. Around the same time, Pam’s cousin needed a home...Read more …
Put out the Pineapple

Put out the Pineapple

Becky Henchman is a marketing and communications professional from Seattle, WA, who is passionate about friendship and connection. She began blogging about a year ago when she declared war on “the Seattle Freeze” which “refers to a belief that it is difficult to make new friends (especially for immigrants from other cities) in the city of Seattle. Newcomers to the area have described Seattleites as being standoffish, cold, distant, and not trusting” (Wikipedia). Asking the hard questions about her beloved city, her neighbors and most importantly, herself, Becky set out to explore whether the Freeze is real or just feels...Read more …
On the Radio – Walk the Way

On the Radio – Walk the Way

  • Posted on May 15, 2015
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Not too long ago, I heard Gary Haugen, president and CEO of International Justice Mission, speak. I was incredibly impacted by his passionate reminder that God chose to make his appeal to the world through us. The Gospel suffers from an image problem. Christians know how much God loves the world. We know that He is good. We’ve experienced the good news! Yet truth be known, most of the world experiences anything but love and goodness and good news. Most of the world lives in so much darkness. Most of the world lives in so much pain. That is the greatest...Read more …
What Love Looks Like.

What Love Looks Like.

  • Posted on May 12, 2015
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When my oldest son, Benjamin, arrived home from college on his first break during his freshman year, he brought some friends home, too, anxious for his siblings, dad and me to meet his new brood. We were excited to do the same. Who were these kids we’d seen so much of on Facebook and Instagram? My husband, Jeff, was especially excited—he’d have new people for his standard routine of jokes and stories! Soon after everyone arrived and introductions ended, Jeff began his shenanigans. And as I heard the laughing from his captive audience, my mind couldn’t help flashing back to...Read more …
Jack

Jack

  • Posted on May 11, 2015
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My eldest son is beginning to discover the great world of good books in college, so you can bet that when he suggested I read one that strongly impacted him, I jumped at the opportunity. Heroes and Monsters, An Honest Look at the Struggle within All of Us, is author Josh James Reibock’s own story exploring the complexities of the life he experiences—indeed the one we also do—a world of contradictions and oxymorons and paradoxes sprinkled only every once-in-a-while with hints of redemption. A world, for sure, that makes it hard for so many to dare to believe in the God of Love....Read more …
On the Radio – Walk the Way

On the Radio – Walk the Way

Have you ever noticed how often Jesus asked people questions? Remember some of them? Who do people say that I am? Do you want to get better? Where are your accusers woman? Which is easier to say, your sins are forgiven or take up your matt and walk? Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers? Jesus was a master at approaching people with a question; questions that got to the heart of the matter for each person they were directed to. When it comes to sharing our...Read more …

Jesus 3:12

In March we launched a new pilot church strategy based on what Jesus modeled in the context of His relationship with three of the twelve apostles: Peter, James and John. Even in the most intense time of His preparation for the cross, Jesus worked intentionally and specifically with these three, showing them the way to follow Him. We’re calling this strategy “Jesus 3:12.” Just like Jesus did, we believe that a powerful way to make disciples relationally is to start with a triad—three committed followers of Jesus who spend time praying together, growing together in the Word, and taking action...Read more …

REVITALIZE

Every year Q Place holds a 3-day event specifically for Q Place Catalysts. Called “Revitalize,” this event is designed to recharge our Catalysts and to inform them about the most recent Q Place developments. On April 16-18, about 40 Catalysts attended, and many described this year’s event as “the best one ever.” The dictionary defines a “catalyst” as a person who precipitates an event or change. It goes on to say that a catalyst’s talk, enthusiasm, or energy creates the proper conditions for that change. Q Place Catalysts fit this definition perfectly because wherever they go, the winds of change begin...Read more …
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