by Colin Dobrin | Feb 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
How We Worship: Head + Heart + Hands Biblical Worship is a whole-life response — Head, Heart, Hands — to the greatness and goodness of God. When we boil it all down and reduce biblical worship to its very essence, we are left with an all-encompassing response to God’s...
by Christopher Coffman | Feb 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
Several years ago, my wife Julie and I were invited by some friends of ours to attend an Intentional Parenting conference that was being hosted at their church. At the time, I remember feeling utterly exhausted and defeated as a parent. Much like a deflated Tom Brady...
by Kelley Cathcart | Jan 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
When I moved to Oregon, I decided it was once again time to lose that nagging 30 pounds. The gym shopping began. What I didn’t realize was that I wasn’t searching for a gym, I was searching for a place to belong. I was searching for community. I visited the YMCA in...
by Tara Jette | Jan 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
Oh yes we did. We moved to New Zealand. We sold our business, all of our large items and furniture, said goodbye to family and friends and are finally here. It’s actually been on my heart for a while to start this blog. We’ve been on quite an adventure the last year...
by Christopher Coffman | Jan 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
Last Sunday we launched into the New Year as a community by reflecting on four precious promises from Christ. Since then, many folks have reached out and asked if they could have access to the corporate prayers that were written and used in our time of worship...
by Christopher Coffman | Dec 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light...
by Eric Johnson | Dec 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. The glory that you have...
by Mary Ann Noack | Dec 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?” And the angel...
by Colin Dobrin | Nov 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. For from His fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. John 1:14, 16 The Advent season is all about awaiting the...
by Colin Dobrin | Nov 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
Every Sunday millions of Christians around the globe gather together with their church for a worship service. If you’ve been to River West on a Sunday, you have likely heard our pastors use the word worship to describe what we do when we gather in the name of Jesus....
