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....

Week 1~ Let the ADVENTURE WITH KIDS Summer 2011 begin- Mount Talbert Nature Park – First Adventure

Last month I was a guest speaker at Hearts at Home at Rolling Hills Community Church, sharing about “Adventures with Kids” with the moms.   http://www.rollinghills.org/hearts-at-home I believe as parents, it is important to plan adventures in the outdoors with our...

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,...

Here is the church. . . the people need to get out of the steeple – A message from tonight’s John 17:23 Network meeting on refugees

Paul Metzger asked me to speak at the John 17:23 Network meeting tonight, which focused on refugees. I was honored to share the story of our friendship with Sudan refugees from North Portland — Jima and Wang’s—family, as well as the larger Sudanese Portland...

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