What is “Aspiring Women”? Well, for Trudy it is not for the faint of heart. For Linda, it is a commitment, but it is worth it. For Katie, it is being catapulted out of her comfort zone. For Claire, it is longing for more time to devote to Bibl...

Practicing Titus 2:3-5 – older women teaching younger women how to honor God in their homes and families – is the purpose of MomLife, which kicks off this year on September 24. The monthly in-home gatherings feature older moms sha...

When I select Christmas cards, I always look for cards that feature Jesus, not Santa Claus, not the Grinch who stole Christmas, but Jesus. And I am often drawn to reproductions of Nativity Scenes painted by the old masters (e.g, Renaissance artist...

For moms, life can simultaneously feel like a roller coaster and a slow walk through the park. MomLife was launched nearly ten years ago to support moms through the overwhelming toddler years. For years, MomLife met once a mo...

We talk about making disciples at Faith Bible Church, a lot. After all, we want disciple making to be the culture of our church. As we say, “We are a loving community making disciples of Jesus Christ.” However, even with all the discipling tal...

Our nation is in a fragile state right now. The amount of anger, hate, destruction, hurt, and controversy swirling around is unlike anything I’ve seen in my lifetime. The issues at hand are emotional ones for sure – how can they not be when yo...

They were just barely graduated from high school, but they were in love and happy as can be – spending all their time together and neglecting all other relationships – so of course why wouldn’t they get married? He said he just wasn�...

CONTENTS Christ’s Return—Our Hope – Trudy Konzal – Page 4Our Worldview Matters– Marty Tornquist – Page 6Hope When Life Is Hopeless – Ashley Mullins – Page 8Compassion As A Witn...

As he lay isolated and alone on his sick bed John Donne thought he was dying. And with good reason. The specter of bubonic plague haunted the streets of London striking down 1,000 persons per day. The year was 1623. Three waves of the plague swep...

After a slough of rainy, snowy, Spokane-wintery Sundays, there was one in early February that looked like spring. It was Superbowl Sunday, but the sunshine was so alluring that our family headed out for a hike before settling down to watch the gam...

When Jesus and His disciples came to the village of Bethany Martha welcomed them into her home and began preparing dinner for them. She was apparently an accomplished hostess and probably had the gift of hospitality. But she was distracted with al...

The season of celebrating is almost upon us – and for a little more than a month – from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Eve – we will start seeing the surge of “picture-perfect” family moments on social media. The Thanksgiving din...

What do you do when you are in a trial? Do you pray to God, but answers don’t come? Does God seem distant and you feel alone? Do verses like; “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.” (Isaiah...