written by Brian Geihsler

If one were to ask you, “describe God’s character”, what would you say? There are many wonderful things we could say, because there are many wonderful things about God! But there’s one that we’re about to talk about that many of us unfortunately neglect. What is it, you ask? [...]

Written by Cambria M. Delling
This Christmas season my community group spent some time discussing Isaiah 53:5.
“But he was wounded for our transgressions;
he was crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace,
and with his stripes we are healed.”
This verse says a lot about the redemption we experience as sinners saved through Jesus [...]

written by Brian Geishler
Advent was always a fun time for me as a kid. As you can probably guess, my excitement had nothing to do with Advent or anything about Jesus. Advent was fun for one reason: presents are almost here! Yes, when these weeks leading up to Christmas arrived, I knew [...]

Movie review written by Matthew Winslow
Pointing Parents in the Right Direction: a Christian Perspective on “The Golden Compass”

It’s happening again: There’s a new movie coming out that positions itself directly against some of the basic tenets of the Christian faith. “The Golden Compass,” the first movie of the trilogy “His Dark Materials,” based on the [...]

written by Brian Geihsler

With Thanksgiving approaching, the text from Sunday’s sermon is incredibly timely. In particular, let’s look near the end at Philippians 3:9. Paul states that he wants to be “found in Jesus, not having a righteousness that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God [...]

written by Brian Geihsler
So I was trolling the Mars Hill member forums and came across this article (posted by Joshua Block…thanks Josh!):
It’s an interview A.J. Jacobs, a guy that decided to follow every rule in the Bible for one year. He walked around with a list of 700 rules and regulations while attempting his [...]

Internet dating. Ah, something I always thought was incredibly lame .aaaaand something I swore I would never do (those of you who know me are no doubt already laughing). Have you ever heard the saying; “Never say never”? Trust me, there is a lot of wisdom there!
Almost 2 years ago now (it [...]

written by Colleen McGinness
Long before Alaska joined our great union of states, before Lincoln defined democracy in his Gettysburg Address, and even before the institution of our Constitution and Bill of Rights, Thomas Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence.
It took just 18 days for Jefferson to construct what is, at least in my mind, probably [...]

As promised, here begins the next installment in the drama to find good Mexican food on the streets of Seattle.
Up until this point, my quest for great Mexican has thankfully been void of any major disappointment. The Matador was pretty good, the atmosphere great. La Carta de Oaxaca hit the mark in both [...]

Driving. This is something I have done in England since I was 17 (yes that’s been quite a while, thank you very much!). I was one of those who passed my driving test the first time around and was pretty pleased about that because it was a little traumatic. I can still [...]