I (Jared) have a new job. Its a sweet story so enjoy reading below. A few months ago, the majority of my commitments started falling...

It is 2022, and that means we are 9 months away from our public launch of our new church. Officially, the story of God calling us (and...

After my shift ended, on December 23rd, we loaded our mini van and headed east. The plan was to stay overnight somewhere near Des Moines...

YOU: How are you guys doing? ME: Nothing is perfect but we are doing well. Let's just say YOU are the type of person who presses in a bit...

My entire life, I have been encouraged to set goals. As an athlete, I always had coaches telling me I could gain, grow, and accomplish...

This post has nothing to do with church planting. It is an attempt to answer the million questions I get about my job. Here you go....

As I was brushing my teeth, Becky looked at me and said, "our supporters keep asking me what your job is." Then she said, "I think it's...

Since beginning this blog journey, this was the longest stretch without updating you. I can't imagine your life was very affected by my...

In a few days we (Bells) will have lived in Arvada for one month. During that span, we have done everything we can and prioritized...

Time is a funny, strange, and valuable thing. Something boring can FEEL too long when it is actually very short. Something beautiful can...

This is my attempt to give you some play by play of some key events from the past month. It will be a break from the more philosophical...

Here I sit, in the cardboard jungle that is the rental home we have lived in for almost 7 days. It is wonderful to sit down and give you...

There are days when I stare at the computer screen, scratching my head, wondering what is worthy of typing into our supporter blog. The...

I remember the day I asked Becky to marry me. I said, "Becky, will you marry me?" #exactwords The words I used and actions I took hit...

The feeling of being lied to or being purposefully misled is infuriating. Some feel sad. I just get mad. #enneagram8 I want justice. I...

As confident as we are, we still have so much to learn about starting a new gospel community. So many of our faithful supporters have...

On a recent cross country drive, Becky and I were able to express how the past five months have felt and affected us. Like most human...

We took our kids to see their future home. Our goals were to familiarize ourselves with our future home and allow our kids to be a part...

Welcome (new) supporters! Seriously, I can not thank you enough. My goal of keeping these blogs short keeps me from using paragraph after...

Continued from a previous post #3. Crazy stuff started to happen. I don't like to play the 'God card' a lot...or at all. That really...