Evergreen Connection
Not One Needy Person Among Us
While most of our church body has not been harmed physically by COVID-19, many have been impacted financially. Many have had hours cut in half, others have been laid off altogether, and small business owners have seen revenues reduced to a trickle. These are our family members, and we join them in facing this loss. […]
Continue ReadingMinistry is Personal
Tonight, our Leadership Team will hold a virtual meeting to address how we should pursue the mission Christ gave us in this traumatic time of upheaval. While the call of ministry remains unchanged, the way we must pursue it has changed dramatically. The most noticeable difference is the transition from onsite to online worship services. Instead […]
Continue ReadingThe New Reality of Streaming Worship and Remote Life Groups
I didn’t realize it at the time, but on Sunday, March 8, I preached to a sanctuary full of people for the last time this month, and possibly for much longer. I never imagined that seven days later we would have canceled all of our major on-site ministry gatherings, and that I would be preaching […]
Continue ReadingTrain Up a Child in the Way He Should Go” – Proverbs 22:6
As many or most of you are aware of, a new Sex Education Bill has been passed by our Washington State law makers, and is now headed to the Governor Jay Inslee’s desk for signature to be passed as law. There is no doubt, this is a very divisive issue in our state and a […]
Continue ReadingMaintaining Community in the Midst of Coronavirus
News outlets constantly keep us informed of the many major troubles ravaging our world – wars, natural disasters, economic crisis and the like. But it is easy to become numb to the alerts since most of them do not impact our day-to-day lives in any observable way. However, that is not the case with the […]
Continue ReadingIn Case You Were Wondering …
Have you ever wondered how many people at EBC are in Small Groups (or Life Groups as we call them)? Have you ever wondered if it’s a healthy percentage of those who call EBC their church home? My guess is that you haven’t. After all, we’re busy people living in a busy culture. I get […]
Continue ReadingThe End of an Era
After 103 years of life on this earth, Hazel Ethelbert Stein has lived her first few days of never-ending life with Jesus. The passing of anyone is indescribably significant, but I think we would all agree that Hazel’s death is the end of an era. It is staggering simply to consider all the historical events […]
Continue ReadingFour Pastors in Minneapolis
Exactly seven days ago, the four EBC pastors were sitting down for our first lectures at the Bethlehem Pastors Conference in Minneapolis. We heard so much great teaching in 48 hours that it was impossible to capture it all. I am eager to download the recordings so I can gain further benefit. But for now, […]
Continue ReadingMy Trip to Senegal
A few weeks ago, I got to board a plane, and head to Africa! I was able to go and spend two weeks with Joel and Andi McMartin helping them with a conference they were doing. For those of you who haven’t had the chance to meet Joel and Andi, they are EBC supported missionaries […]
Continue ReadingPeople of the Book
“Jesus + nothing = everything”. This is the catchy title of a recent book that delved into the fundamentals of the Gospel. The main idea is that it is through Christ (and Christ alone) that we are rescued from sin and given life, purpose, and forever relationship with God. Did Christianity need this book to […]
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