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Flowers of the Sun

Posted by SteveKimes
/ July 20, 2015 / Leave a comment

“Man, born of woman, is short-lived and full of turmoil. Like a flower he comes forth and withers. He flees like a shadow and doesn’t remain.” Job 14:-2 “As for man, his days are like a flower, when the wind has passed over it, it is no more.” Psalm 103:15-16...

Posted in Art, Pastor Steve's Gallery
Clean and Sober Hall of Fame!

Posted by SteveKimes
/ July 13, 2015 / Leave a comment

Addiction is a serious social issue which no one seems to able to find the answer for. Of course, when we talk about a mental health problem, there isn’t any cut and dried, one easy step approach. All we know is that there is a process. And that process includes...

Posted in 2015, August, Months, Newsletter
Three Reminders

Posted by SteveKimes
/ July 7, 2015 / Leave a comment

I keep three items on my desk. Okay, I keep a lot more than three items there. Frankly, most of the time, my desk is really cluttered. I just cleared it away to take the picture above, so you might THINK that I keep a clean desk. Total exposure, here....

Posted in Blogs, Pastor Steve's Blog
Grace

Posted by SteveKimes
/ July 2, 2015 / 2 Comments

God the Father looked down on earth and did not see a world full of sinners ready to judge. Rather, He saw a world full of potential lovers. So He gave his Son to die for us all, even when we were in open hatred against God’s love, in order...

Posted in Blogs, Pastor Steve's Blog, Uncategorized
Garden Beauty

Posted by SteveKimes
/ June 28, 2015 / Leave a comment

We don’t only create art through paper, pencil and paint. We also use dirt, seed and water.

Posted in Art, Pastor Steve's Gallery
Help Us Get a New Engine!

Posted by SteveKimes
/ June 11, 2015 / 1 Comment

Just in brief: At the end of 2014, our homeless ministry’s van got totaled. We received enough money to buy a (very) used replacement. Unfortunately, this week, the replacement wore out and we need a new engine in it. Unfortunately, we use all of our funds to feed more than...

Posted in 2015, June, Newsletter
Jesus’ Peace

Posted by SteveKimes
/ June 3, 2015 / Leave a comment

Jesus was a man of peace. He did not come to a world absent of war. Rather, he came to create a community that slowly created a world where war is unnecessary, where everyone’s needs are met and the greedy are punished. Jesus offered his true followers– those obedient to...

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No More Plastic Jesus, beginning this Saturday

Posted by SteveKimes
/ June 2, 2015 / Leave a comment

Do you honor Jesus, but are tired of churches ignoring the injustice and violence of our society? Do you want to be encouraged to love God and love your neighbor? Do you believe that Jesus wants his people to create a community of radical love and peace here in Portland...

Posted in 2015, June, Newsletter
Life Isn’t Free in Portland

Posted by SteveKimes
/ May 26, 2015 / Leave a comment

Life is free. Our mothers and fathers gave it to us, freely offering their joy and pain. Air is free. We breathe in and out our basic life sustaining force without a bill. Love is free. If someone’s care and devotion is a tit-for-tat we might call it “desire” or...

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The Call

Posted by SteveKimes
/ May 25, 2015 / Leave a comment

Jesus wants you. He doesn’t want to simply own you, to retain you as a possession he would keep on a shelf. He wants to transform you to be a vessel for his love, love that you will pour out on others in need. Will you listen to his call?...

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