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Gaining Perspective

A shift in perspective can shift your life experience for the better.

Barb Lownsbury

Jul 8, 20223 min read

Puddles of Sunshine

The practice of gratitude is learning to find the "puddles of sunshine," even in the midst of ongoing difficult circumstances.

Sarah Davis

Jul 2, 20223 min read

The Right Timing

Jesus was asked to do things he didn’t necessarily feel he was ready to do. Picture him in the earliest days of his ministry. He had...

Barb Lownsbury

Jun 17, 20223 min read

ASSUMPTIONS

My mind feeds me constant information. Some of it is true. Some of it is as far from the truth as a lie can land.

Sarah Davis

Jun 11, 20224 min read

Remarkable Impact

A young Jewish girl is captured by a conquering nation and made into a servant-slave. There is nothing particularly special about her,...

Barb Lownsbury

May 27, 20224 min read

A Necessary Kind of Pain

We can't play in the graveyard of the person we were before we met Jesus AND be blooming with the new life of Jesus living in us.

Sarah Davis

May 21, 20223 min read

The Cross is Your Come-from-behind Victory

They were down 32 points. They needed 5 touchdowns to win. F-i-v-e. Everyone had written them off. The Houston Oilers had scored 21...

Barb Lownsbury

Apr 16, 20225 min read

Who Do You Say That I Am?

Where do you fit in to God's story of love?

Sarah Davis

Apr 9, 20224 min read

Take Up Your Mat and Walk

With a dozen or more excuses stored in my back pocket, I had gotten good at avoiding the priorities in my life.

Sarah Davis

Mar 13, 20224 min read

God Moves In

Once upon a time the street was lined with beautiful homes and manicured lawns. Now it is a place where dreams come to die.

Sarah Davis

Feb 19, 20224 min read

Enough

Daring to believe you deserve great things is a challenge. Obstacles come your way that can tear at your determination. Sometimes all it...

Barb Lownsbury

Feb 12, 20223 min read

What Really Matters

A house full of kids. An elaborate dinner table mostly unnoticed. And missing out on what is really important.

Barb Lownsbury

Feb 5, 20226 min read

What Matters Most

I mopped the sweat off my brow with my crumbled up shirt sleeve, the steam from the pot of delicious smelling food wafting up to greet me...

Barb Lownsbury

Feb 5, 20226 min read

A Time to Heal

Past experience tells me it's easier to allow things to stay the same, even as God provides provision for my broken heart to be mend.

Sarah Davis

Jan 29, 20224 min read

Finding My Way

In an era where celebrities are worshipped, it’s easy to lose my way. If I'm not careful, the constant comparison can rip me apart.

Barb Lownsbury

Jan 15, 20224 min read

Young and Wild and Free

God wants to guide me toward that place within myself that is young and wild and free. A place open to God's call.

Sarah Davis

Jan 1, 20224 min read

Heart Sick For Answers

Sometimes it is child-like faith that is needed to wait patiently for God to answer prayer.

Sarah Davis

Dec 18, 20214 min read

CATCH MY BREATH

In a year of changes, it took getting away with God to be able to release the breath I didn’t know I had long been holding.

Barb Lownsbury

Nov 20, 20214 min read

Learning to Carry the Pain

I was no stranger to grief in my life. Profound loss litters my past, and I have learned to wade through those waters with my eyes on Jesus.

Sarah Davis

Nov 13, 20214 min read

The Gift of Being Heard

It’s much easier to speak up and reveal the vulnerable stuff in our hearts when we have the attention of someone who is listening.

Sarah Davis

Oct 16, 20213 min read

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