The importance of mentoring and discipleship — The twins at 412 retreat this week

My twins along with other 412 junior high student leaders left today  from  Rolling Hills Community Church for a week retreat in Sunriver. I am so thankful for the men (and women) who are coming alongside us to disciple our kids! Jesus was our role model for having...

Week 2 ~ Summer 2011 ~ ADVENTURE WITH KIDS – Kelley Point Park and Smith and Bybee Lakes Wildlife Area

Week 2 of my Summer 2011 ADVENTURE WITH KIDS  took  us to  Kelley Point Park and Smith and Bybee Lakes Wildlife Area in the Sauvie Island area of Portland, Oregon. Like Mt. Talbert, it was also not a far drive, which is perfect when you only have a couple of hours....

How a young girl, undeterred, transformed $ 50 into $ 5600 – Oregonian Living Cover Story May 31

  By Cornelia Seigneur, Special to The Oregonian  At Christmas Earlene Beko decided to do something different for her seven grandchildren — give them each 50 dollars and a challenge: use the money to help someone else. They had till Easter.       “I thought,...

West Linn violist mom organizes benefit concert for Portland arts nonprofit PHAME Friday May 27

West Linn viola player Michelle Mathewson is organizing a Kairos Ensemble Benefit Concert for  PHAME Academy of Art at The Old Church tonight, Friday, May 27.   Starting at 7:30 p.m., Mathewson’s ensemble will highlight a variety of local professional musicians,...

Deliberate act of kindness- Bonded by good books, faith, parenting, and controversial Anne Lamott

On Friday, two friends from my Faith and Culture Writers Connection at Rolling Hills met me at McMenamins southeast Portland Bagdad Theater to see author Anne Lamott. I appreciate Anne’s thoughts on faith, culture and writing, though I do not always agree with...

Jenni Reiling was a woman of passion who lived a life in service to Christ and others

My story about Jenni Reiling, who died Jan. 2, 2011 of pancreatic cancer at the age of 48, was featured in the SW Weekly section of The Oregonian  on February 19, 2011. Here is the story and the link at the end to the online version. Jenni Reiling called Crystal Peaks...

Pin It on Pinterest

Secret Link