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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...
Barb Lownsbury
May 19, 20235 min read
Today at 2:30
A quick announcement: today at 2:30 I have the privilege of speaking on a great podcast called “Begin Again with Winston Faircloth”...
Barb Lownsbury
Mar 5, 20201 min read
Battling Spiritual Fatigue
As a young woman I struggled with severe health issues. Sometimes simply walking across the living room would tire me out. I felt like...
Barb Lownsbury
Nov 13, 20193 min read
Have You Said Yes Today?
By MARY GEISEN Have you said “yes” today? Yes to starting your day with God. Yes to coffee with a friend. Or yes to that one thing you...
Barb Lownsbury
Nov 9, 20193 min read
Where Are You, God?
I had an upcoming work opportunity recently that didn’t turn out as planned. I mean, I had asked everyone I knew to pray for blessing...
Barb Lownsbury
Oct 2, 20193 min read
Wrestling with Time
By BARBARA LOWNSBURY Hello! Gosh, I’ve missed you. Sometimes I don’t always realize what I most value until it’s gone. I’ve missed...
Barb Lownsbury
Sep 24, 20193 min read
When Rest Becomes the Enemy
By MARY GEISEN Is rest just another four-letter word? Do I allow myself to rest or treat it as something I should avoid at all cost? When...
Barb Lownsbury
Aug 18, 20193 min read
Wearing the Title of Leader
By BARBARA LOWNSBURY Leadership is a heavy mantle that sometimes we wear too lightly. While I never want my role as a leader to feel...
Barb Lownsbury
Aug 15, 20192 min read
Genuine, Heart-felt Prayer
I have this vivid memory of a prayer night I participated in back in my college days–so vivid that all these years later, I still...
Barb Lownsbury
Aug 1, 20194 min read
Worth the Wait
By KRISTAN DOOLEY The best I can compare this season of waiting I’m in is to the birth of my girls. For months I walked with them inside...
Barb Lownsbury
Jul 15, 20193 min read
Fighting the Lies with Truth
By BARBARA LOWNSBURY Did I spend time with God? You bet. But it didn’t feel like it. I read the scriptures, I wrote my response and I...
Barb Lownsbury
Jul 11, 20193 min read
Digging Ditches
By KRISTAN DOOLEY There is a great story tucked away in the third chapter of 2 Kings. In this fascinating chapter, we see the three kings...
Barb Lownsbury
Jul 2, 20193 min read
Friends of God
By MEGAN SITES John 15:12-17 says this, “My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to...
Barb Lownsbury
Jun 29, 20192 min read
The Boxer
Muhammad Ali once said, “The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses—behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long...
Barb Lownsbury
Jun 27, 20194 min read
You are Known
By MARY GEISEN Every Sunday evening, a pastor of a local church gets on Facebook to deliver a short message. Several weeks ago, as I...
Barb Lownsbury
Jun 9, 20193 min read
Turn Around
By KRISTAN DOOLEY I sometimes overthink repentance. I hear the word repent and imagine a dramatic scene with sackcloth, ashes, weeping...
Barb Lownsbury
May 29, 20194 min read
Winds of Change
By JENNY SEYLAR Many times in those early years as the distance from shore grew, it seemed that the intensity of the wind picked up with...
Barb Lownsbury
May 28, 20193 min read
The Person in the Mirror
By MARY GEISEN I woke up and walked into the bathroom just like every morning. One wall is flanked with a large mirror and I can’t help...
Barb Lownsbury
May 18, 20193 min read
Out of Place
By SARAH DAVIS I walked everywhere I went during my incarceration experience. Even after rolling off my top bunk and fracturing my ankle...
Barb Lownsbury
May 17, 20193 min read
Patience?!
Bwaahaahaa! It must’ve been like I’d issued a challenge out to the universe that said, “Please. Come and give me every occasion to test...
Barb Lownsbury
May 15, 20195 min read
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