Recently, our 9-year-old dishwasher was struggling and after three attempted repairs I gave up and purchased a new one. I chose to install it myself because I had already taken apart the old one so many times, I figured it would be easy. The delivery guys dropped it off, took away the old one, and […]
How to keep your kids’ faith alive
Statistically speaking, most students who attend church as a teenager will stop attending as an adult. How can we reverse that trend? Over the last few months, our staff have been studying the book, Faith for Exiles by David Kinnamon and Mark Matlock, which seeks to answer that very question. Two of the five practices […]
Stop spending your money at Costco!
Maybe I’m the only one, but have you ever got to the checkout at Costco, heard the cashier tell you how much your bill is, and (almost audibly) said, “That’s gonna cost how much? All I came in to buy was a few groceries!” It’s called Costco Treasure Hunting according to their website, and it […]
Five ways to create more time
“I just wish I had more time.” These were the words I said to a mentor of mine a few years ago. He immediately called me out on that statement. He pointed out to me that it was a limiting belief that I was using as an excuse. He told me to say to myself […]
Why do I work?
Why do humans work? Most people spend the majority of their waking hours working or traveling to work, but to what end? If pressed for an answer, many would respond with statements such as, “To make money,” “To provide for my family,” or, “To make a name for myself.” Although valid reasons, are they enough […]
I can’t wait to see you!
We are so excited that this weekend marks the relaunch of our in-person worship services. It has been 16 weeks since we last gathered together in our Sanctuary on March 8, and although it has been wonderful to gather online during this season, we have missed you all and can’t wait to get back together. […]
My top 5 dad excuses
This season has certainly been quite the season to be parenting kids at home! I’ve enjoyed all the opportunities to spend more time with my kids, but it has also been quite testing at times, especially when it comes to homeschooling my kids. I remember one point when I was trying to do a school […]
The unsung heroes
These past few weeks of streaming our services have meant an incredible amount of effort from a group of people that you may never have met or heard of. I want to take some time to introduce these Chapel-Heroes to you! First, I want to introduce you to Blaine Staub, who is our Production Director. […]
Happy New Decade!
Ten years ago, most of us didn’t have a smart phone, the iPad still hadn’t been introduced, the majority of visual entertainment was consumed through live TV (unless you had a TiVo—anyone remember those?), cash was a necessity, watches couldn’t tell us how many steps we had taken, Facebook was mainly for young people, and […]
One unexpected way to connect with your neighbors
A few years ago we were living in a rural part of Gig Harbor, and we didn’t really know our neighbors, because well, they were so far away. We could see their house but to get there, we either had to climb a fence and walk through a drainage ditch, or we had to walk […]