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A simple liturgy for celebrating communion in the home....

WHAT IS FASTING? Fasting is mentioned 77 times in scripture. Biblically, fasting can either be done corporately for a shared visionor desire, or it can be done privately where it is something personal between you and God. Fasting is a spiritual discipline that Jesus commands us to do. In Matthew 6:16 Jesus says, "When you fast" not if you fast.The time we would normally s...

Doxa has come a long way.We've seen more evidence and heard more stories of God's grace than we count. Our team has worked incredibly hard to stabilize, strengthen, and care for this church. From our beginnings as a church, I (Dave) have felt both the privilege and responsibility to help care for our team and make decisions that protect our most important resource as a lo...

Can big church feel small? Can you get connected to what God is doing at Doxa. The answer is yes....

Is there really anything left to be said about hospitality (both Biblical and non) that hasn't already been said in numerous ways by boatloads of people more clever and more hospitable than I? (Case in point, my current read,The Gospel Comes With a House Keyby Rosario Butterfield. Wow. Check it out. Super challenging.) Hospitality can be one of those words we hear so muc...

Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it! That quote from Ferris Bueller's day off also applies to discipleship and leadership in the church. One of my hopes for Doxa is that we feel empowered to slow down and deal with the harder aspects of our lives. That might sound presumptuous but most people on the Eastside are extr...

The Superbowl is a natural rhythm for your neighbors, friends, and co-workers to get together and enjoy food, drink, and the game. How would Jesus approach that Sunday?Being on mission often starts with having a plan. For parents, mission is often shaped by what we can do with our children. Do you have kids at home and wondering how to get them involved? Most kids don't li...

Every Sunday we gather to sing songs together, but how do we decide which songs we sing? In this blog, Pastor Donald gives us a sneak peek into the process....

No counseling. No processing. No healing. Just a cover up, with one brutally obvious message: you cannot talk about this. Hide it. You must stay unseen....

It’s no surprise that different denominations and tribes in Christendom do the details of membership differently, but there are at least three primary questions that church membership helps answer....