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God Loves All His Children

Posted by Kimberly Bass on Jul 03, 2018

    A couple weeks ago, my son, Micah, celebrated the end of the school year with a group of school friends at the community pool. The sun above us emitted warm rays, while the trees surrounding the pool provided an ample amount of shade.  I gathered the rambunctious kids for a...

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Tags: diversity, immigration, inclusion, prayer, family separation

God's Goodness Through Community

Posted by Kuimeuy Wang on Jul 12, 2016

  We’ve been part of our small group for at least ten years. This year we had a small group retreat in the Monterey area—close enough to home but far enough to have the away-from-home feeling. Some drove in the day of the retreat and some spent the night. The mix of...

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Tags: community, differences, diversity, relationship, sharing, small group, trust

The (Un)Safety of Race

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Posted by Mary Chong Carrera on Apr 19, 2016

  Growing up in a Chinese American refugee immigrant family, I was taught (among many things) to be both grateful and proud of being American. As a small child, I remember learning to proudly say, “I’m an ABC: American-Born Chinese.” Emphasis on American. I...

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Tags: class, diversity, ferguson, listening, multicultural, poverty, privilege, race

Love One Another

Posted by on Mar 03, 2015

  Last December, about forty people gathered in our sanctuary after services. There was no lunch, no set teaching, no guest speaker. It was a time to reflect and share thoughts about race relations following the acquittal of white police officers in the deaths of Michael Brown in...

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Tags: church, cross-cultural, diversity, ferguson, listening, love, multicultural, race
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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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