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Finding Community

Posted by Amy Guerrero on Jul 09, 2018

  This August marks our thirteen-year wedding anniversary. Since we’ve been married, we have lived in the Bay Area, Malawi, back to the Bay Area, Uruguay, Kansas, and now Fresno. The last few places we lived, we were only there for a short time before moving again. Suffice it to say...

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Tags: community, connection, friendship, impact, initiative, moving, risk, vulnerability

Leaning Into Community: Trust Falling or Crowd-Surfing?

Posted by Marie Fang on Jun 06, 2016

  It’s been two years since I wrote my first blog post for Estuaries, which reflected on challenges I had experienced nearly two years prior. Since then, quite a bit has happened in my life: I received my license as a clinical psychologist; I started my own business—twice; and...

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Tags: community, friendship, hardship, personal growth, support system, trust, crowd-surfing

All God's Creatures Great and Small

Posted by Grace Lynch on May 10, 2016

  I never really understood dog people. From “Dog is My Co-Pilot” bumper stickers to the saying often attributed to Mark Twain (“The more I know about people, the better I like my dog”), the difference between a Golden Retriever and a golden calf seemed to...

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Tags: animals, dogs, family, friendship, grief, loss, pets, relationships

Seeking Out Friendship

Posted by Molly Meyer on Jan 19, 2016

  This story starts with my stalking another family. Last spring, our neighbors in the house to our left moved out without saying goodbye. It wasn't much of a surprise. We’ve lived in our home for over eight years. During most of that time, an elderly lady and her adult...

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Tags: community, friendship, neighbors, reaching out, relationships

Building Community One Meal at a Time

Posted by Lorianne Lee on Dec 01, 2015

  I don’t know about you, but my experiences with church community have been mixed. I didn’t grow up in the church, so my only real experience of it has been at The River. I’ve been part of the church for sixteen years, but I often feel like an outsider looking in...

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Tags: belonging, church, community, friendship, hospitality, reaching out, risk-taking, small group

Laboring to Build Community

Posted by Alex Ly on Nov 03, 2015

  Community is something that’s difficult to come by in Silicon Valley. My early years as a Christian, during which I spent a majority of my time on a tight college campus, were rooted in community. My closest friends were walking distance (or biking distance, in UC Davis...

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Tags: accountability, community, friendship, individualism, isolation, loneliness, silicon valley, small group

The Friend that Got Away

Posted by Grace Lynch on Sep 29, 2015

  The topic of community has been a big discussion at The River this fall, and it reminds me of another time in my life when I was seeking community and friendship, and not finding it. Or so I thought. I was a young news reporter and newlywed living in a small town. My husband and I...

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Tags: community, fitting in, friendship, loneliness, new friends
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Estuary: a body of water with one or more streams flowing into it and a connection to the open sea

Estuaries is a public space for individuals who call The River their home to express and reflect on their own personal stories of God in their lives. We recognize that we are each a work in progress, and that our spiritual journeys are as unique and diverse and that through sharing our stories, we hope to recognize, celebrate, reflect on, and lament the joys and struggles of following Jesus.

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