Ministry in the Flow
Danny Wallen Guest User Danny Wallen Guest User

Ministry in the Flow

A 51 year old local professional surfer, rode the greatest west coast wave ever at Mavericks a few weeks ago…..When the wave came his way, he was ready. He paddled fast enough in the correct spot, made the steep 50’ drop, handled the difficult bottom turn and then…

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God Meets Us Where We’re At
Dave Lippman Dave Lippman Dave Lippman Dave Lippman

God Meets Us Where We’re At

Today in Staff Devo I shared a bit about the awful suffering of Job. In many ways, our church and our culture can relate a bit more to Job’s situation nowadays, than ever before. Job experienced sickness. Loss. Isolation from friends and family. Grief. Fear. And …

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Philippians 4
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Philippians 4

Philippians 4 is loaded with nuggets of truth and challenges from Paul as he writes from prison. As we were reading this chapter together as a staff we dissected the goodness of …

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Gratitude
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Gratitude

We call them breakers, tides that swell and begin to curl then crash down as they come into shore. There is a whole culture of life around here in Santa Cruz founded on catching these breaks. People have been surfing them here since ….

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5 Senses
Danny Wallen Guest User Danny Wallen Guest User

5 Senses

We’ve just recently completed the sermon series, “In the Garden” this past Fall. There were 7 different plants that entered the biblical narrative and were curiously connected to foundational …

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The Rabbit Listened
Keri Lippman Keri Lippman Keri Lippman Keri Lippman

The Rabbit Listened

Today in staff meeting, I read a children’s story that I have come to really enjoy. It is a story about a little boy and his need for someone just to listen when the blocks he was building come crashing down….

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Edge & Oasis Parents & Students
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Edge & Oasis Parents & Students

Wow, it sure has been a while since I (Drew) have talked with some of you. The past several months have held great challenges for all of us in many different ways, but it’s been great to see our community stay connected even just through zoom, and I’m so glad that we have been able to connect with your kids in that way as much as possible too.

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