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Impossible Debt

Posted by Deborah Woo on May 16, 2017

  I recently finished the Healing Path course for the second time, but I often find myself freezing up when people ask me what I got out of it. I have had few experiences as life changing, and yet the impact of this ministry often feels hard to put into words. This year, one of the more...

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Tags: debt, disappointment, doubt, father, fear, generosity, gratitude, guilt, income, striving

Let It Go

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Posted by Lorianne Lee on Nov 22, 2016

  If you’re new to The River, you may know me as that lady who works at Cityteam, but I’ve only worked there for a couple years. Previously, my life was devoted to education. I spent close to thirty years going to college, getting a teaching credential, teaching elementary...

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Tags: books, generosity, giving, god's provision, sharing, teacher, packrat

If I Give Her Money

Posted by Lucille Boone on Jun 28, 2016

  She stands in front of the supermarket and asks if I can spare some change. I’ve seen her before in the neighborhood. She may be developmentally disabled and lives in one of the local board and care homes, where she gets food, lodging, supervision, and a small allowance...

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Tags: begging, compassion, generosity, giving, homeless, poverty, steward

Renewed by a Great Feast

Posted by Brad Wong on Jun 02, 2015

  I think my life might have been changed by a movie this year. A movie I watched—and then experienced. Last fall, at a retreat for Christian leaders, I watched what started out as the slowest movie ever. Babette’s Feast is set in the nineteenth century on the northern...

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Tags: deliverance, feast, generosity, sacrifice, soul, weariness
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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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