Estuaries

My Seventeenth Jesus-versary

Posted by Mary Chong Carrera on Apr 17, 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...

Lessons from the Backcountry

Posted by on Jul 22, 2014

This summer our family has reignited our interest in backpacking. In our early married years, my wife, Angie, and I backpacked throughout Southern California and took a seven-day trip in the Sierras, which included climbing up 14,500-foot Mount Whitney. When our kids were four and...

Estuaries

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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