Oregonian Sports Spotlight on Maria Green, a West Linn track and field standout and Young Life member and Wyldlife volunteer

Originally published in SW Weekly Oregonian, Saturday, July 2, 2011 Name: Maria Green Age:            16 Hometown: West Linn, Oregon Grade/School: Junior at West Linn High School Team Name: West Linn High School Track and Field Team Recent accomplishments: “This...

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....

West Linn’s Charlie Mac studio recital set for Friday June 3

To celebrate the first year of the Charlie Mac Music Studio in West Linn, Charlie McGeehan has scheduled a recital for current students at 6 p.m. Friday, June 3 at Willamette Christian Church, located at 3153 South Brandywine Drive, in West Linn. This is the first...

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,...

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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