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My Seventeenth Jesus-versary

Posted by Mary Chong Carrera on Apr 16, 2018

  A couple of weeks ago, on March 29, as I was driving with my sons, I realized, Today is my seventeenth Jesus-versary. Seventeen years ago, a very young twenty-one-year-old, I went on a weeklong retreat where I studied the book of Mark for 8-10 hours a day and had a very intense...

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Tags: doubt, stress, struggle, suffering, truth, wilderness

Certainty

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Posted by Michael Dunn on Jul 11, 2017

  When I was young, I tended to see things in black and white. In many ways, my mind was closed for repairs. My understanding of Scripture was likewise rigid. Theological positions were mountains to conquer and debates to be won. I arrived at a place where I thought all my questions were...

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Tags: business, calling, certainty, doubt, failure, faith, god, loss, truth

Whom Do I Listen To?

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Posted by Lorianne Lee on Mar 14, 2017

  Thanks to a delicious dark chocolate espresso candy that I foolishly ate late in the afternoon, I couldn’t sleep the other day. I decided to cozy up with a book my friend gave me. With a title like Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely, I knew there...

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Tags: hard work, identity, lovable, rejection, self-worth, truth, being good enough
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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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