John VanDerWalker

Technology is a broad term and it is an influence on my faith development. It is also impacting my work as a leader in a community of faith. 

First the negative.

I just walked out of the Spokane Valley Community of Christ after enjoying a free lunch and was met by my friend Keith, who has been managing the finances of the congregation and the Summer Free Lunch outreach offered by the church during the month of August.

I am asked to pray for the Spokane Valley City Council once or twice a year.

Today I was encouraged by the actions of a local government. The Seattle City Council unanimously passed a resolution opposing the construction of a terminal that would facilitate the shipment of coal from the United States, specifically the Powder River Basin in Montana, to Asia.

Christian tradition talks about life after death quite a bit, in fact a lot of faith communities focus on the saving act of God in Christ is to keep our toes out of the fires of hell.

I was born into Christian faith, a restoration movement, and have never left that small expression of Christianity.

People live in the Inland Northwest for a variety of reasons; one that most agree on is the intrinsic beauty of the area and the accessibility of the outdoors.