Imagine a famed tightrope walker who stunned the crowds at the circus with his balancing dexterity. He invited all to come watch him walk the tightrope across a huge waterfall. They applauded with wild cheering as he skillfully crossed. He...
A young boy was in the lobby of the church with his dad. The boy saw a plaque on the wall with names on it and asked his father about it. Dad explained that it was a memorial plaque to honor the men and women who had died in the servi...
The art of fiction and poetry writing is often misunderstood. This is an issue because storytelling is an essential way we communicate complex or difficult realities. Jesus was a storyteller—he used parables to speak truth about ourselves, the w...
Roommates cultivate Christian community for students Erin Dougherty and Anna Copley, college roommates and lifelong attenders of Faith Bible Church, are currently serving in the Doxa college ministry. They share an apartment near Gonzaga...
“You are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone.” Ephesians 2:19-20 comes in the context of how separate groups of p...
If you were to stop by Faith Bible Church about 3:30 on the third Saturday of the month, you would find Mike Sawatzky setting up tables and chairs in the Reception Room and getting the kitchen ready for other volunteers who will arrive soon after ...
Sharing God's gifts brings joy, humility Roy and Elizabeth Anderson have been part of Faith Bible Church since it began. After spending a few years out of state, in 2009 they returned to Spokane, where God provided them with a spacious h...
What could make someone live the rest of their life with hope and confidence? And, what could do that in the face of war, national economic meltdown, cancer, divorce, or religious persecution? It’s a word we often hear in the Bible,...
God used Faith Bible Church's generous giving to provide beautiful new carpet and paint in the Education Wing! This is the biggest step thus far in the Next Generation Facility campaign's goal of preparing our building for ministry to th...
Read stories about the life of Faith Bible Church, book reviews, recipes, resources, and more in the Winter issue of Living Faith Magazine. This issue: Advent wreaths remind us of the hope, joy, faith, and peace Christ brings, learn about children...
When somebody mentions “Christmas” what is the first image that pops into your head? Decorated trees? Presents? Food? Football? As Christians, we know that the incarnation, the miraculous birth of Jesus the second person of the Trinity, is the...
In the back corner of the Faith Biblical Counseling Center, there’s a small room with a table, a couple of tiny chairs and several larger ones. It’s easy to see it’s a child-friendly place: There’s a shelf full of plastic toy ...
Sharing treats opens doors with co-workers Talitha Seymour welcomed me into her home to try her scrumptious Salted Caramel Apple Bars. She and her husband, Justin, have been part of Faith Bible Church about four years, and they have ...
This is a book you can judge by the cover (which is attention grabbing and beautiful). With every page, it gets better and better. The images are strong, dynamic, and thought provoking. But even more beautiful is the story of our King from the cre...
As a teenager growing up in a Lutheran church in Iowa, I enjoyed serving as an acolyte, which is a person who lights the candles at the front of the church as the service begins and extinguishes them at the end. It was a formal proces...
