About the Site

"Speak to the children of Israel: Tell them to make tassels on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and to put a blue thread in the tassels of the corners...that you may remember and do all My commandments, and be holy for your God."
Numbers 15:38, 40

I just think that's the coolest word picture. God told them to put a thread, ribbon, line of blue in their clothing so that when they saw that, it would be a reminder to them to be holy. What does it mean to be holy? It means to be set apart for a special purpose. Not just set apart from bad stuff, but set apart to good stuff. What is the difference between legalism and holiness? Where your heart is.

The purpose of this site is to weave the blue thread of God's holiness into your life so that when people look at you, they can see it. Be sure to check out the podcast. There will of course be the occasional blog entry when something cool comes along.

Be blessed!

About Corby

Education

Patriot Bible University, Del Norte, CO ~ 2004-Present
- B.A. in Biblical Studies (as of May 2005), pursuing Masters
Calvary Chapel Bible College, Twin Peaks, CA ~ 1993-1995
- Associate of Theology, Emphasis in Pastoral Studies and Youth Ministry
Clark College, Vancouver, WA ~ 1992-1993
- General Studies
University of Washington, Seattle WA ~ 1991-1992
- Music Education Major

Employment

Calvary Chapel Forest Grove, Forest Grove, OR ~ February 2007 - Present
- Pastor
Toutle Christian Fellowship, Toutle, WA ~ August 2006 - February 2007
- Associate Pastor
New Life Fellowship, Aberdeen, SD ~ January 2006 - July 2006
- Pastor/Teacher
All for Kidz, Bothell, WA ~ March 2002 - December 2005
- Performer
Medicalogic/Medscape, Eugene, OR ~ May 2000 - March 2002
- Customer Support Engineer
Stream International, Beaverton, OR ~ June 1999 - April 2000
- Support Service Representative
Barton Community Baptist Church, Boring, OR ~ January 1998 - April 1999
- Associate Pastor to Youth
Crossroads Community Church, Vancouver, WA
- Youth Ministry Intern ~ May 1995 - April 1996
- Network Administrator ~ May 1996 - December 1997
- Network Engineer (volunteer) ~ August 2000 - March 2002
- Web Administrator (volunteer) ~ August 2000 - March 2002
Calvary Chapel Bible College ~ January - March 1995
- Network Administrator
- Instructor, M610 Christian Drama - Using improv to create your own sketches

Volunteer Positions

Calvary Chapel Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA ~ May 2004 – December 2005
- Guest Speaker for Sunday services
- Member of worship team
West Ridge Community Church, North Fayette, PA ~ December 2002 - May 2003
- Adult Education Development
- Guest Speaker
- Member of worship team
Mac OS Journal, Online Magazine
- Staff writer for "Shop Talk" and "Medicine Man" columns.
Calvary Chapel Portland, Portland, OR
- Director of Youth (volunteer) ~ July 1999 - July 2000
- Member of worship team
Guest Artist in Improvisational Theater, Vancouver Public Schools, Vancouver, WA ~ 1992 & 1993
- Hudson's Bay High School
  - Improv Olympics, January 1992 & 1993. A one month intensive training program in improvisational theater
  - Improv Consultant for seasonal productions
  - Writer/Director of sexual harassment training video for district
- Fort Vancouver High School - Two-week improv workshop
- MacArthur Middle School - Two-week improv workshop

Certifications and Other Training

The Cellar Dwellers ~ April 2004 - July 2004
- Drop-in Performer
Amish Monkeys ~ May 2003 - December 2003
- Irregular Performer(?)
Oracle
- Introduction to Oracle: SQL and PL/SQL ~ June 2000
- Introduction to Oracle: Admin and Architecture ~ December 2000
- Introduction to Oracle: Backup and Recovery ~ June 2001
- Oracle Certified Professional: Oracle 8 ~ January 2002
- Oracle Certified Professional: Oracle 8i ~ March 2002
Cisco Systems
- Cisco Certified Network Associate ~ October 2000
- Cisco Certified Design Associate ~ December 2000
Boring Rural Fire Protection District (volunteer) ~ April 1998 - April 1999
- Firefighter I
- First Responder Basic Life Support
- Hazerdous Materials: Operations
- District Chaplain
Unexpected Production ~ 1991-1992
- Intermediate and Advanced Improvisation