The Temptation of "If"
"He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the LORD" (Psalm 40:3 ESV)....
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Barb Lownsbury
- May 19
- 5 min
Press On: Developing Spiritual Grit
"Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ...
Jenny Seylar
- May 12
- 5 min
Standing the Test of Time
Reflecting on who stands the test of time in my life is telling.
Sarah Davis
- Apr 29
- 4 min
Tending the Heart
Feelings can be both our most loyal friend AND our greatest enemy.
Barb Lownsbury
- Apr 21
- 5 min
Scrapping and Sanding the Soul
The Holy Spirit gives us the wisdom needed to change our thinking as we seek to find joy even amid our brokenness.
Jenny Seylar
- Apr 15
- 5 min
The Scars We Bear
The other disciples told him, “We’ve seen the Lord!” But Thomas replied, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands, put my finger in the...
Barb Lownsbury
- Apr 8
- 5 min
Victory at the Cross
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...
Jenny Seylar
- Mar 31
- 4 min
Divine Peace
I can't live my best life when I fill my every waking moment with stuff.
Sarah Davis
- Mar 24
- 4 min
Peace Be With You
no matter what we are facing, because of Christ, there is contentment to be found.
Barb Lownsbury
- Mar 17
- 4 min
Listening Obedience
“Whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing...
Marla Waldron
- Mar 10
- 5 min
A Time for Bold Prayers
I say, “Go,” and she says, “Stop.” Ever know folks that you’d rather avoid if you can because they contradict you all the time?
Jenny Seylar
- Mar 4
- 6 min
Straddling Two Worlds
Create a clean heart for me, God; put a new, faithful spirit deep inside me! -Psalm 51:10 I sit in the dimly lit chapel on this early Ash...
Barb Lownsbury
- Feb 24
- 7 min
Diffusing the Darkness
When meanness and a lack of kindness abound, choose to diffuse the darkness.
Jenny Seylar
- Feb 11
- 3 min
Perseverance
I question God. Why can’t God just make things easier for me? Why does life have to be so hard? Why must I endure so much on my own?
Barb Lownsbury
- Feb 3
- 4 min
Ugly Thoughts
Desperate for something, anything different than my current mental state of war, I opened my Bible. And God showed up.
Jenny Seylar
- Jan 27
- 5 min
Slippery Slope
I realize I am on a slippery slope as I allow my anger to grow. Anger that leads me dangerously close to feeling hatred.
Sarah Davis
- Jan 20
- 4 min
Feeling Shipwrecked
The process of healing feels like I am adrift in the deep end of the ocean.
Jenny Seylar
- Jan 13
- 5 min
Unhinged
With my cell phone on the table next to me, I get excited when I hear the unique ring tone that indicates a call from someone special....
