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Gaze: Fixing Your Eyes on Jesus Above the Distractions
Ever have one of those days when your minds feels like a browser with too many tabs open? I sure have! And the holidays—withall their extra obligations and preparations—tend to land squarely in that category for me.

Barb Lownsbury
Nov 143 min read
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When You Can't Fix Your Adult Child's Pain: Learning to Trust God Instead
If you’ve ever lain awake worrying about your grown child, wondering where you went wrong, you’re not alone. Many parents struggle silently when you can’t fix your adult child’s pain, no matter how much you long to help. We all carry unspoken dreams for our children. We imagine them steady, happy, and purposeful. But when life circumstances interrupt that vision (such as depression, addiction, distance, or pain), it can shake us to the core.

Marla Waldron
Nov 75 min read
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When Will My Life Get Easier?
“This awful moment wasn’t going to be the end of my story. When life feels impossibly hard, it’s easy to wonder if things will ever get easier. But in the very place where I fell apart, God began to rebuild something beautiful."

Barb Lownsbury
Oct 318 min read
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Finding Peace for a Racing Mind (Psalm 16)
Even at night when my thoughts trouble me, I will bless the Lord… but learning to release control was not as easy as I wanted it to be.

Morgan Benner
Oct 255 min read
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Turn Your Eyes
Our life is but a vapor, but it will have true meaning when we look to Jesus for everything.

Morgan Benner
Sep 268 min read
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You Are My Calm Amidst the Storm
You are my Calm amidst the storm, and I know You will never forsake me—not now, not tomorrow, not ever.

Ruth Wacker
Sep 126 min read
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When You Feel Like You're Not Enough
When you feel like you’re not enough, remember: your worth isn’t defined by rejection or circumstances. True strength and peace come from anchoring your identity in Christ’s unshakable love.

Marla Waldron
Sep 54 min read
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Trust In The Lord With All Your Heart
Tired of carrying it all on your own? God is near, ready to help shoulder the weight and bring peace where you need it most.

Morgan Benner
Aug 294 min read
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Living on a Hidden Beach
What I thought would be the adventure of a lifetime became a mirror of the shame I had carried for decades.

Amy McKamey
Aug 229 min read
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The Ultimate Freedom
As worship continued and the next song began, I was reminded how Jesus provides true freedom to those who follow Him...

Morgan Benner
Jul 255 min read
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Spinning Plates
Peace doesn’t come from perfect balance—it comes from releasing what was never ours to carry.

Barb Lownsbury
Jun 144 min read
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I Am Enough
Some days I don't feel like I am enough.... Not good enough. Not loved enough. Not worthy enough.

Jenny Seylar
May 304 min read
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Let Go of "What Ifs" and Find Rest
In those seasons of indecision, longing, or waiting, it’s easy to miss the truth

Marla Waldron
May 94 min read
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The Cross Whispers This Truth
I struggled with the cross after Jonathan died. Still, the Cross whispered truth.

Karisa Moore
Apr 184 min read
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Overcoming Dark Thoughts
The enemy is crafty, twisting truth into lies—but God’s Word is stronger, a light that scatters the darkness.

Barb Lownsbury
Apr 45 min read
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For My Good
I didn’t know why this was happening, but God did. Looking back, I see how He turned my deepest pain into unexpected blessings.

Morgan Benner
Mar 285 min read
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From Bitterness to Hope
I sat back and read the words—harsh and bitter, just like the storm raging inside me.

Rob Young
Feb 284 min read
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No Do-Overs: Live Life
We become spectacular new creations of hope through our brokenness—a stain-glass of imperfection, reflecting hope in Jesus Christ.

Karisa Moore
Jan 106 min read
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Leaving the Desert of Futility this Christmas
This Christmas, I'm slowing down to truly appreciate the powerful truths behind a miraculous birth in a stable over 2,000 years ago ...

Barb Lownsbury
Dec 18, 20244 min read
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A Way Out of Darkness
No matter how deep we find ourselves in poor choices or difficult circumstances, God always offers an escape route.

Barb Lownsbury
Oct 11, 20246 min read
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