By Janet Nordlund-- COMMUNITY SUNDAY is here!!!!!! Four times a year our church family comes together all in one service to remember and celebrate Jesus. It’s one of our favorite Sundays as adults, kids, students, everybody is all in one room together. Most times we enjoy a potluck lunch...
By Richard McElroy-- I’ve been running my pick-up for years now. It came my way used, with only 18,000 miles on it, some twenty year ago. The age and dings show, but nothing takes away from the heart of the engine and easy power-wheelbarrow-way it gets things done. ...
By Steve Muir (Adopted from a Stephen Ministry article)-- Stephen Ministry is an important way we at GPBC carry out our mission: “Helping people follow Jesus together.” We do this by showing the love of Jesus to people who are going through difficult times. Think of all the...
By Joyce Wachsmuth-- It is 10:00 p.m. on Tuesday evening, November 3rd, and I am waiting for the election results to be declared. My husband, Doug and I have been in prayer for our country, and it was very important that we voted. As a United States citizen we are given the right and privilege...
By Sally Bland-- Normally, during this time of year our church would be eagerly running around getting ready for our community fall festival—Family Jam/Pumpkin Slam. However, like so many other planned activities—vacations, sports, school, and church, we had to cancel Family Jam...
By Lara Lunsford-- I’ve never thought of myself as a control freak. Growing up, I was always a people-pleaser, peacemaker, rule-follower. As an adult, I identify with the Enneagram Type 9, described as “the easygoing, self-effacing” type. But let me tell you, when things...
By Greg Lunsford-- This Sunday we are joining our brothers and sisters of Riversgate, Missio and Multnomah Presbyterian for SW Church Together. It will look different than it has in years past, but we still wanted to stay connected as faith communities. During the COVID-19 season...
By Evangeline Christian-- Ever notice how you can be staring something right in the face and still not see it? One of my most embarrassing examples is from adulthood. I was looking for my eyeglasses. I couldn’t find them anywhere. You see, I normally wear contact lenses, but...
By Kirk Petersen -- Each spring I step out into my backyard determined to bring forth this year my finest harvest of fresh vegetables from my raised beds. But as we reach the fall, I must admit that my efforts fell far short of my expectations once again – if only I had the green...
By Wayne Williams-- 2020, The Year of the Interrupted Life. This is the year that people all over the world will be telling the next generations about, about how our lives became unpredictable and about how adapting to new circumstances and new information became an almost daily necessity. The...