Category: Community

Taking Small Steps

We’re just a small church here in Northern California, 120 people or so. We’re probably a typical group of Jesus-followers, if there is such a thing. We’re good at some things, not so much at others. We have extroverts and introverts, mature believers and people just checking out the faith. We like to do things,…
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A word from Ray – November

The Fellowship is family. Some of the most sustaining ministry relationships that I have are across the regions of The Fellowship. Speaking of finding the intimacy of family within the community we call The Fellowship, we are less than 2 weeks away from Advent. We are less than 40 days removed from Christmas, less than 50 days from…
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The Word According to the Bulletin Board

Several decades ago, I attended a Christian discipleship seminar. The leader challenged us to think hard about what kind of music we listened to, so as not to be unaware of things which subtly influenced us. I still remember his litany of caution: “Anything held constantly before the mind becomes a part of you.” For…
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A word from Ray – October

How do you explain an experience to someone, with concrete, factual, tangible and tactile language?  How do you share that which you experienced in a way that communicates the great value and the riches you found in it? This is exactly the situation I find myself in every week as I seek to respond to the…
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