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Caught in the Snares of Burnout

Posted by Marie Fang on Oct 30, 2017

  You know you’re burned out when you can’t even publicly acknowledge for a year that you’re burned out. This November marks one year since I stepped down from my role as worship coordinator at The River, bringing my three-and-a-half-year stint on staff to a...

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Tags: burnout, challenge, church, community, exhaustion, grace, stress, work, worship

Learning to Trust God Again

Posted by Alex Ly on Mar 08, 2016

  The first time I entered the healing journey with God was when I came to The River three years ago. It felt like a huge leap of faith to place the care of my soul in an un-seeable and untouchable God. Two years earlier, I became a Christian in college and placed my identity...

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Tags: anxiety, belief, faith, fear, god, grace, healing, risk, tension, trust

Learning to Trust in the Love of the Father

Posted by Deborah Woo on Feb 23, 2016

  I’m a pretty joyful worshiper. Whether on stage or from my seat, I can usually be seen and heard bursting with praise for our Savior.   There’s something about worship music that has always stirred my soul. As if words set to music are the language of my...

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Tags: acceptance, good father, grace, praise, singing, unconditional love, worship

Resolving to Do More of the Same This New Year

Posted by Grace Lynch on Jan 12, 2016

  I have always loved the beginning of the year. Not for the confetti throwing or champagne drinking of New Year’s Eve, but for the idea of a fresh start and all the possibilities that lay ahead for the future. Crash diets, spring cleaning, and goal setting… Bring it...

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Tags: failure, goals, grace, new start, new year, perseverance, resolution, success

Confessions of a Christian Performer

Posted by Alex Ly on Jul 27, 2015

  Recently I visited my parents’ house down in Almaden Valley to clean up my old bedroom. As I went through my stuff, I came across a drawer where I used to shove old graded assignments in case I ever needed them again. As I went through them, I saw the giant red letters at the...

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Tags: comparison, god, grace, grades, people-pleasing, performance, standards

Trusting God to Provide

Posted by Bruce Cheung on Jun 30, 2015

  I was reminded the other day of a Sunday school tune, based on Matthew 6:33, that I had learned to sing as a child. The song came to mind as my fiancée and I were sharing childhood memories and humming tunes we knew on a bus ride home. (Yes, we have odd conversations)...

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Tags: faith, faithfulness, god's kingdom, grace, promise, provision

The Woman Caught in Adultery

Posted by on Apr 14, 2015

  In 2006, when Amy and I were newly married, we moved to Malawi to serve with a relief agency. Before long, we got to know some in the local expatriate community, many of whom were Christian. One of the struggles we all faced in Malawi was finding a church community. One evening we...

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Tags: forgiveness, grace, judgment, mercy, woman, jesus

Easy Breezy, Lemon Squeezy

Posted by on Oct 07, 2014

  Have you ever had thoughts like these? If I get a raise, I’ll be happy. If I find a girlfriend, my life will be complete. If my kids do what I ask the first time, I’ll be content. If my parents buy me the new iPhone 6, I’ll never ask for anything else...

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Tags: expectations, hardship, faith, god's promises, acceptance, perspective, grace

Standing in Integrity

Posted by on Sep 16, 2014

  While in the Honda car lot nine years ago, my husband told me that if we got the GPS navigation system with the minivan, he believed it would save our marriage. OK, for the sake of our marriage, the investment was worth it. Once we got the GPS, it became apparent that the only way the...

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Tags: driving, grace, marriage, integrity, accountability, forgiveness
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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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