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Sarah Davis
Jul 22, 20224 min
Building Something New
Often in my hastiness I forget that the in-between places are more necessary than I will ever fully know.
Barb Lownsbury
Jul 8, 20223 min
Gaining Perspective
A shift in perspective can shift your life experience for the better.
Sarah Davis
Jul 2, 20223 min
Puddles of Sunshine
The practice of gratitude is learning to find the "puddles of sunshine," even in the midst of ongoing difficult circumstances.
Barb Lownsbury
Jun 17, 20223 min
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...
Sarah Davis
Jun 11, 20224 min
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.
Barb Lownsbury
May 27, 20224 min
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,...
Sarah Davis
May 21, 20223 min
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.
Barb Lownsbury
Apr 16, 20225 min
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...
Sarah Davis
Mar 13, 20224 min
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
Feb 19, 20224 min
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.
Barb Lownsbury
Feb 12, 20223 min
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 5, 20226 min
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
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...
Sarah Davis
Jan 29, 20224 min
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.
Barb Lownsbury
Jan 15, 20224 min
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.
Sarah Davis
Jan 1, 20224 min
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
Dec 18, 20214 min
Heart Sick For Answers
Sometimes it is child-like faith that is needed to wait patiently for God to answer prayer.
Barb Lownsbury
Nov 20, 20214 min
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.
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