Even when the ground shakes beneath us, the steadfast love of the Father remains.
There is something about our gatherings in Portland that are just different than the rest. We might even call it a heavyweight of expectation. Westside: A Jesus Church has opened up their doors for us three times now, and every time before we even sing the first worship song or get on stage to share the first word the Spirit’s presence is tangible.
On February 23rd, 2019 over a hundred ladies gathered together to be reminded of God’s faithfulness and that in all things He is running towards us and pursuing us – even when/if the emotions or the feelings are not there. How incredible is that truth? How amazing is it to accept and realize that our Father is always for us. Even when we turn from Him, even when we deny Him, even when we doubt or question or chose a way of the world over Him, He is still there. Thank you God for being that way. Thank you for loving us so well!
Over the course of the day, we heard from four amazing speakers: Krista Hengesh, Emily Jamieson, Joy Robers and Elaine Adams as well as from an amazing panel of women. Each speaker had their own take on the idea of “Even When” and when preached together as one cohesive voice it created a beautiful narrative of God and how much He loves us. In all things, He is faithful.
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. – Hebrews 10:23
Testimonials
Even when I want to do everything on my own and feel ashamed for not running toward Him, God tells me, “you are mine” and reminds me of his unconditional love. – Even When Attendee
Even when I lose myself, God knows where to find me. – Even When Attendee
Even when I feel like God is not speaking to me, I can think back to moments where God has and realize that just because I can’t hear Him, He’s still faithful. – Even When Attendee
Diving into the Word Together: A Love for Scripture
There are not many things more powerful than opening up the Word and reading it together in community. There is something so powerful about being united on the same section of the text, and then going through and bringing your own experiences, Bible Studies, sermons, podcasts, books and conversations in to bring it to life. Don’t you just love how you can read a passage of Scripture and every time something new pops out? That must be why we call the Bible the Living Word!
At Salt, we have a Bible reading tool called the QX4, and it is a simple sheet that walks you through four questions to ask yourself while reading the Bible. For our Even When conference tour we decided to teach this tool at every event and it ended up being one of our favorite parts of the day each time. To see people’s faces light up as they discover reading the Bible is fun and full of wisdom and knowledge and not just dry sand was incredible and to see them actively engaging in conversations with the strangers or friends around them was amazing. At Salt, we deeply care about creating experiences for the ladies who come because as a ministry we want to be people who are doers not just hearers so we try to practice that at our events. Every little action or time practicing creates the confidence to keep on doing it in the future!
Live Salted is a ministry for the hungry ones. They create Scripture-based resources + spaces to cultivate a culture where women live intimately with Jesus and boldly in their communities.
