The last couple of weeks have found Spokane in the middle of a nationally televised event involving frightening tragedy and devastating loss for thousands. There are very few who do not have a family member, friend, or co-worker touch...

More than 100 adults and youth have turned out to serve more than 150 kids at this week’s VBS! Our Children’s Ministry staff and our whole church are deeply grateful for all of your contributions to teaching God’s Word and planting gospel se...

Even our best laid plans are no match for God’s plan. You carefully plot out every little detail, and how things will unfold, then you’re thrown into a situation you never foresaw. And the only way to navigate it successfull...

We all have hopes and concerns for our city, state, and nation. We thank God for countless freedoms we enjoy and want them to continue. We pray for various concerns. We lament the evils our state sanctions. We all engage in civic life. It...

A few weeks ago, the elders at Faith laid hands on one of our members before sending him overseas with his family to plant a church. They declared to our church that he had been ordained for ministry. You may be wondering what that was all about....

In American churches, short-term mission trips (STM) have become an expectation, without much thought given as to why or how they should be done. If it has the label “missions,” it is assumed to be ministry and it will gather financial support...

When leaders are trained up at Faith Bible Church, there’s no telling where God will take them. It could be thousands of miles away or just around the corner. Princeton Avenue Church was planted in 2024 in a quiet neighborh...

Review by Isaac, age 10 In a fantastical world where nature runs wild, a young shepherd boy named Aidan discovers his destiny is to be the Wilderking. And so begins the exciting, adventurous ...

Come to the Table You might think of Dan and Linda Jarms as the face of Faith Bible Church, but after sitting down with them, it was clear to me that they are part of the heartbeat of the church. Their love for their church family runs d...

Reading for pleasure is already on the decline nowadays, so the thought of choosing to read a longer or more challenging book might be too much to ask of anyone. One might also wonder if there’s purpose in spending that much time on a l...

God never fails to provide what is needed for His people to follow and obey Him. Financial numbers don’t directly measure spiritual growth, but it is still encouraging to see how Faith members are growing in stewardship that results in generosit...

Read stories about the life of Faith Bible Church, book reviews, recipes, and more in the fall issue of Living Faith Magazine. This issue: The Strelows' story of learning to trust God, Civic Engagement as Christians, What is Ordination, and Change...

If you’ve ever wanted to see what barely contained chaos looks like, come to my house some time after dinner as our four children have received the very clear and simple instructions of “get ready for bed and meet in the front room.” What en...

“Sing to the Lord a new song,” several psalms tell us. The Psalms remind us—in words as well as variety, number, and scope—that our songs can never exceed the greatness of the One we worship. In additio...

There is likely nothing more painful than the death of a loved one. I have conducted funerals for people I didn’t know, people I did know but had no special relationship with, friends who were very dear to me, and also my parents. E...

Many non-Christians have an impression that the Bible generally perpetuates and upholds a belittling, or even oppressive, view of women. To be fair, there is plenty of poor exegesis available which seems to align with this view....

God calls Christians to be holy, set apart. Spiritual growth and sanctification are a lifelong process: As God makes us holy, we are also growing in righteousness. In just eight chapters, Growing in Holiness: Understanding God's Role ...

My daughters Noelle (9) and Norah (6) have been enjoying missionary biographies from the Christian Heroes: Then & Now series. These books present inspiring true stories in ways that are acce...

Editor’s Note: This article is by one of Faith’s global partners. It is posted anonymously to protect their family and their future co-workers in parts of the world where evangelism is restricted by governments and other authorities. ...

Green family keeps invitations open Ben and Sarah Green are new members at Faith Bible Church. Sarah home schools their five children (all under 18), and Ben serves as a patrol sergeant for the Spokane Police and is a certified biblical ...

Read stories about the life of Faith Bible Church, book reviews, recipes, and more in the fall issue of Living Faith Magazine. This issue: Raising another generation of musicians and singers in the church, the difficult dance of pain and truth, wo...

February’s series taught Faith Bible Church the greatness of the stewardship God has given us. Everything we have and everything we are is given to us by God for His purposes. In Scripture we see that our ruling principle should be love...

The remodeled women’s restroom and new Children’s Wing restroom were almost ready to open at the time of publishing. This project is an immediate blessing to our congregation and visitors, helping Children’s Ministry leaders focus on teachin...

Lies My Therapist Told Me, by Dr. Greg Gifford, is a dense and thorough examination of mental illness, the secular therapeutic, the mind versus the brain and how a Christian can and should respond biblically to these weighty and often per...

Editor's Note: In January 2022, Faith Bible Church sent out 65 members to plant Trinity Church in Spokane Valley under the leadership of Pastor Paul Funchess. The church now has more than 200 members and is fast outgrowing ...

Read stories about the life of Faith Bible Church, book reviews, recipes, and more in the fall issue of Living Faith Magazine. This issue: A Christmas poem that tells a moving story, keeping Faith friendly, and being a loving community to our loca...

Highlights Praise God for continuing to save and mature His people at Faith Bible Church in 2025! Newcomers: More and more first-time visitors came to Faith. Many of them chose to stay; 58 new Faith members join...

Rising to the Challenge After the elders set a higher budget to meet rising costs, God has moved more people to give. The number of households giving in Q1 is up almost 5% from the same period last year. ...

Yes, we’re producing a video podcast. But actually, that’s not the biggest change the new format will bring. The largest shift is the intended audience. While our previous podcasts have been produced primarily for Faith members, Reframed has b...

Extending Christlike Hospitality Across Continents Lois Belch and Natalie Widman are longtime missionaries—and longtime friends. Lois grew up in Venezuela as a missionary kid, returning there in her early 20s with her husband, Dav...

Heart and Habits by Greg Gifford is a deeply practical yet unwaveringly theological look at our habits and the heart behind them. Other works, like Mathis’ Habits of Grace, have delved into our spiritual disciplines; Gifford’...

Book by Susan Wojciechowski; Illustrated by P.J. Lynch At the heart of this timeless children’s story is a grieving man, Jonathan Toomey. Known in his community as Mr. Gloomy, he is the best woodcarver in the town: “He wasn’t an old ...

Jesus clearly commanded Christians to love one another. He also affirmed the Old Testament commandment that we should love our neighbors as ourselves. That phrase from Leviticus 19:18 sums up a long list of ways God said His people sh...

The Ruscio family was sent to Madang, Papua New Guinea, as global partners in the summer of 2024. We asked Frank how their family has been blessed by individuals and Growth Groups from Faith that have “adopted” them through various seasons of ...

The Foyer at Faith Bible Church gets crowded every Sunday between 10:00 and 10:30 am. That is also the peak time for newcomers to come through the church doors, but Tom Dudenhofer can still spot them pretty easily. ...

Author’s note: I wrote this during an unexpected season of sorrow, grief, and even shame, before and around last Christmas. God reminded me that He is always faithful, and I wrote to offer hope and encouragement to my husband and myself. I b...

If I was only allowed one book other than my Bible, I would choose The Power of the Gospel, R.C. Sproul’s yearlong devotional on Romans. I have never been so blessed, encouraged, challenged, and had doctrinal topics clarified so helpful...

Editor's note: This article has been adapted from Pastor Ian Rush's teaching in Youth Ministry in response to the assassination of Charlie Kirk on September 10. Our...

“Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it.” (Proverbs 22:6, NASB) What a seemingly simple, but overwhelmingly complicated verse! This verse is one of the most quoted�...

Charlie Kirk’s murder is an unqualified evil and tragedy regardless of anyone’s take on his theology or politics. It has surfaced very disturbing realities across the nation. Many of our beloved congregation want to hear more from thei...