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3733 N Williams Ave
Portland, OR 97227
503.888.4453
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  1. Two For the Price of One

    Posted by jeff strong
    / March 30, 2015 / 1 Comment
    Words hold a special Magic in and of themselves. There is a character in the Harry Potter movie named Dumbledore, who said that words are a source of magic for they possess the power to do great good or great harm. Yesterday I was shopping at Fred Meyer; when I...
    Posted in Pastor Jeff's Blog
  2. Crushed

    Posted by jeff strong
    / March 16, 2015 / Leave a comment
    So I took Yvan to her physical therapist this afternoon and was waiting for her in the Lobby. Next to me is a lady in her 80s, humming to herself some little catchy tune. Her therapist comes out and greets her and asks her how she is doing? “A few...
    Posted in Blogs, Pastor Jeff's Blog
  3. Vermin Lover

    Posted by jeff strong
    / February 21, 2015 / 2 Comments
    The other day I was over at the the church at Gresham, checking out the condition of the Trees. Now we have some on going issues with the neighborhood Associations, but there are a few people over there who Just really Hate people in General and the homeless in particular....
    Posted in Blogs, Pastor Jeff's Blog
  4. Ordinary Average Guy…

    Posted by jeff strong
    / February 9, 2015 / 2 Comments
    I decided this morning to take myself out to breakfast. I was going to buy a paper and eat breakfast and drink coffee and pretend that I was just an ordinary person. That was the plan. I got dressed and got into the truck and drove to the restaurant. I...
    Posted in Pastor Jeff's Blog
  5. Brother, can you spare a dime?

    Posted by jeff strong
    / February 2, 2015 / Leave a comment
    About panhandlers and sign fliers: How do most of you pay for goods and services? I would wager it is with a debit card. I have friends who own stores and one owns a saloon and 95% of all their transactions are in plastic. Hardly anyone carries cash……and so the...
    Posted in Art, Pastor Jeff's Blog, Yvan's Gallery
    Tagged Homeless, justice, Our Congregation and the Poor
  6. A New Spirit

    Posted by jeff strong
    / December 29, 2014 / 1 Comment
    At the very tippy top of Northeast Glisan Street there is a shopping mall and in the northeast corner of the mall is a large store front with the title River of Life Church. Behind that there is a large empty parking lot that you can see all the way...
    Posted in 2014, Pastor Jeff's Blog
  7. Onward and Upward

    Posted by jeff strong
    / December 22, 2014 / 1 Comment
    Last night I had a dream and this is the way of it: I was in the garden of the Church amending the soil when a sparrow landed to the right of me and a voice said to get on to the back of the sparrow, and as I stepped...
    Posted in Blogs, Pastor Jeff's Blog
  8. Thy Will be Done…

    Posted by jeff strong
    / December 15, 2014 / Leave a comment
    Remember in the Beatitudes when Jesus says to pray for those who speak all manner of evil to and about you for my names sake? I am here to tell you that this works. When I left Yvan today I was on the 3rd floor of the parking...
    Posted in Blogs, Pastor Jeff's Blog
    Tagged faith, prayer
  9. That’s When the Love Came Down

    Posted by jeff strong
    / October 6, 2014 / Leave a comment
    So I am in Albertsons to get some cat food and of course they are sold out. As I am leaving this guy who is physically about 60 but mentally about 9, comes up to me and introduces himself and shakes my hand and tells me he is shopping with...
    Posted in Blogs, Pastor Jeff's Blog
    Tagged loving enemies, strong stories
  10. Ears to Hear

    Posted by jeff strong
    / August 11, 2014 / Leave a comment
    Back in April, Yvan and I were at our gym . I was so looking forward to the steam room and then the hot tub. My little fall had made my backside and legs hurt; the kind of hurt that meds can’t cure. So there I was in the steam room...
    Posted in Blogs, Pastor Jeff's Blog, Uncategorized
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