Entries by Amanda Petersen

Thanksgiving for Kids Recap

We had an amazing turnout for our First Annual Thanksgiving For Kids.  We had over 50 kids attend from grades 3K to 8th grade.  They had a great time learning why and how to be thankful to God for everything he has given us.

Awaiting Eternal Gratification

he Marshmallow Test was a psychology experiment from the late 1960s designed by a guy named Walter Mischel. The idea is you place one marshmallow in front of a young child  and say, “You can eat it right away or if you don’t eat…

Eagerly Awaiting

It happens every year, at least for me. At some point during the season of Lent, I really feel the guilt and the sadness that my sins have brought to me. Maybe you do to? If you do, that’s good and healthy.

Art and Craft Fair Update

This past weekend we held our third annual Arts and Craft Fair at Eastside. A huge thank you goes out to everyone who helped make this a big success!  Hundreds of people come through our doors! It was a great chance to meet local vendors, meet Christ’s people at Eastside, and get some unique items.

Reformation at the Potter’s House

In the region Topheth by the valley of Ben Hinnom, there was something called the potsherd Gate, a place where earthen vessels were discarded. The desert ground was littered with broken clay, a graveyard of sorts for all kinds of pottery…

Not by might nor by power

In college I played cornerback for the Knights of Martin Luther College. We were in the middle of a one-sided game with Northwestern College where, at halftime, we found ourselves down…

Update: Canvass Food Drive

I’d like to say a gigantic “Thank you!” to everyone in our church and community who helped out with our Canvass Food Drive! Whether you helped assemble the materials, hand out food bags, donated food, and/or helped us collect it all, your generosity glorifies God and will feed many local students and families in need! Thank you!

Thanksgiving for Kids!

This year our church is hosting Thanksgiving for Kids (just like our annual Easter for Kids).  We want to invite you to drop off your children for a Saturday morning full of fun while thanking Jesus for everything he has given us. We also invite you to have your child(ren) invite a friend to join them for this fun event!  Thanksgiving for Kids will be held on November 17, from 9am-12pm.