Frederickson Blog

Elementary: Running Well and Cheering Hard

Elementary Athletics is off to an exciting start this fall! More than 300 students in KPrep through grade 6 are participating in fall soccer, while another 35 athletes are competing in cross-country. On Sunday, October 4, 2026, we hosted our third cross-country meet of the season at the McAlder Campus and welcomed more than 400 athletes from 10 schools across the Elementary Nisqually League. Runners from kindergarten through grade six competed on our campus as families and friends lined the course to cheer them on!

Speaking of cheering, our competition cheer team cartwheeled into the season strong. Our 20 cheerleaders have begun practicing, developing their skills, learning routines, and building teamwork as they prepare for their first competition this winter. We look forward to seeing all they accomplish this season!

Junior High: Wins, Records, and a Whole Lot of Heart

It’s been an exciting fall season for Cascade Christian Junior High Athletics! Our girls volleyball and boys baseball teams are competing hard, consistently winning, and continuing to grow. Athletes in both girls and boys cross-country are putting in the work, setting personal records, and seeing the results of their dedication and perseverance.

Beyond their wins and accomplishments, these student-athletes make us incredibly proud. They work hard, encourage one another, and represent Cascade Christian and Jesus Christ with character and heart. We are thankful for our coaches and athletes who continue to honor God through their effort, attitudes, and actions.

High School: Athletes Had a Ball this Fall

Fall sports are heading into the postseason, revealing the growth of 140 high school student-athletes who dedicated themselves to their teams since mid-August.

Cross-country, cheer, football, girls soccer, boys tennis, and volleyball have been competing throughout the Nisqually League and surrounding areas for opportunities to advance to district and state playoffs. Two programs are making waves statewide, with Cougar volleyball and football both making the top five in the state in recent RPI (Rating Percentage Index) rankings!

Thank you to everyone who has come out to cheer on our Cougars! We look forward to supporting our student-athletes together as postseason competition begins.

To God be the glory. And GO COUGS!

“Glorify the LORD with me; let us exalt his name together.” —Psalm 34:3 (NIV) 

Understood.

I got it.

Seriously, I heard you the first time.

I know I’m not the only one who gets a little frustrated when people repeat themselves. My pride flares and I even catch myself thinking things like, “I’m such a good listener! How can they not think I was paying attention?”

And yet, the convicting truth is that God can say the same thing repeatedly, can work in my life through various means, and I will still question if I heard him right. God, please just let one more person mention that. God, maybe just one more well-timed song. God, could you give me a dream about it?

There’s a reason Peter looked at the storm and started to drown. Even though he was walking toward Jesus and actively participating in a miracle, he still struggled to have faith and keep his eyes on Jesus.

But when [Peter] saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!” (Matthew 22:30)

There’s a reason Thomas needed to feel Jesus’ scars to believe he was truly resurrected, despite the testimony of others, the prophecies, and Jesus’ countless proclamations that he would die and rise again.

The other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But [Thomas] said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.” (John 20:25)

There’s a reason Gideon requested multiple signs from God in Judges 6 to know God was truly with him.

Let me be clear: Gideon’s behavior does not mean we are justified in demanding signs from God for any given situation. However, his story shows us what blocks our ears from God’s voice: fear, insecurities, mistrusting God. Peter and Thomas also let worries and doubts creep in, and they were both lovingly rebuked by Jesus:

“You of little faith,” [Jesus] said. “Why did you doubt?” (Matthew 14:31)

Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” (John 20:29)

God’s patience, grace, and kindness toward us is beyond our comprehension. We can be just like Peter, Thomas, or Gideon, and we can crave multiple signs or some kind of tangible proof of God’s voice and work in our lives. When we do, God doesn’t send fire down from heaven in fury. He doesn’t respond with cold-shouldered silence. He doesn’t even repeat himself as an exasperated sibling, parent, or manager might. No. God speaks to us and repeats himself in the same loving tone you’d expect a good father to use when talking to his child. He shows up for us.

This month we’ve been exploring our new identity in Christ as children of God. I hope you aren’t tired of hearing that truth yet—you are a child of the living God! We don’t have to question whether God is with us or if he’s speaking to us. We know God is acting as a perfect father would: lovingly speaking truth over us and repeating directions as we waver in our course.

Learning to block out the lies of the enemy, the noise of the world, and our own false feelings to hear the still, small voice of God is a discipline that takes practice and a whole lot of help from the Holy Spirit.

My mom often remarks, “Don’t you just wish God could send you an email?” And, of course, life would be much simpler if the Holy Spirit operated a communications system. Imagine: You get a text in the morning from the Holy Spirit telling you to wait five minutes before you leave the house—this will prevent a life-ending collision with another vehicle. However, the reality is we don’t receive any such text. Instead, we run rampant around our kitchen trying to find a misplaced water bottle and leave the house five minutes late, disgruntled and discouraged… but we miss the collision.

I’m not saying every time you get held up is a life-saving act of God, but I want to make the case that God is always at work in our lives, and nothing is too mundane to be part of his sovereign plan. The more we become aware of God’s work in our lives, the easier it becomes to pick his voice out of the rest.

So when a song suddenly speaks to your heart, a pastor’s sermon resonates all too well with your situation, or a Bible verse pops up with a truth you need to hear, don’t discredit those moments or label them as coincidences. God can and will work through the ordinary.

This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him. (1 John 5:14)

Finally, be sure to share what God is doing in your life with others. That’s the beauty of being part of a Christian school district: We are constantly surrounded by people who can encourage us in our faith. During this month of generosity, take note of the ways God shows up through simple things like pancakes and extraordinary things like the recent gift toward Fields of Dreams.

God is at work, CCS. I can’t wait to see how he shows up next.