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Sarah Davis

5 days ago
3 min

Gardens and Wellsprings

This was the summer of our failure... garden failure, that is. My husband and I started the season of spring with the best of intentions....

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Barb Lownsbury

Sep 9
4 min

The True Power of Hope

Phony faith denies reality and ignores the problem. Real faith denies the problem a place of influence.

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Jenny Seylar

Sep 5
4 min

Unraveled

The minutes ticked away into hours, and I still did not hear back from my friend. It wasn’t long before my mind started to doubt.

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Jenny Seylar

Aug 15
5 min

After the Storm

I walked to the lobby and discovered that day had turned to night, and the trees outside were bowing under the power of the winds.

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Barb Lownsbury

Aug 12
4 min

The Right Question to Ask

I had a long stretch of highway before me. The sunlight danced through the trees as I drove, seemingly joining me as I sang along to the...

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Sarah Davis

Aug 8
3 min

Your Cries Have Been Heard

Glancing to the side as I rode in the car, I suddenly, and without warning, asked my husband to hit the brakes. I nearly jumped out of th...

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Barb Lownsbury

Aug 5
4 min

The Choice

Imagine you are on a ship. It’s large and luxurious, plush and full of elegance and beauty. You are very safe, very comfortable. You f...

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Karisa Moore

Aug 1
5 min

Broken, But Still Made to Fly

God was showing off! Butterflies fluttered around me, landing gently on my shoulder and camera. Standing in awe in the middle of a field,...

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Jenny Seylar

Jul 25
6 min

Into the Light

Recently I found myself, for the second day in a row, lying prone on the living room floor. Tears soaked the pale carpet...

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Barb Lownsbury

Jul 22
3 min

Trust

When my life is hard and the spiritual tunnel I’m in seems dark, one of the hardest things for me to learn has been trusting God. Intell...

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Sarah Davis

Jul 18
4 min

Peace Be With You

On more than one occasion his apartment caught my attention as I drove past. He was often out front cooking on the grill, surrounded by ...

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Karisa Moore

Jul 11
5 min

Jesus's Love Replaces Hatred

I stood surrounded by a group of girls who were angrily taunting me. I knew nothing about them, and they knew little about me, save for b...

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Sarah Davis

Jun 27
4 min

When My Heart is Overwhelmed

In recent weeks, I have found myself feeling like a car in neutral sitting at a traffic light. The light has turned green, but I don’t se...

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Jenny Seylar

Jun 13
5 min

In Spite of Me

When my husband and I headed into our first spring together as a married couple, I decided to plant a vegetable garden in the backyard. ...

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Sarah Davis

Jun 6
4 min

Tending to the Heart

A short time ago I was feeling like a mess and had no idea what I needed. Maybe it was a side-effect of the quarantine from the COVID-19...

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