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2025 Has a Story to Tell and to Share

By Brenda Jank Have you taken time to jot down the highlights, the work of God, and what you learned about yourself and others through the good, bad, and ugly of 2024? Are you an office manager? …

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On the Brink of This New Year

By Brenda Jank As this New Year unfolds,  what we say NO to may be as important as what we say YES to. Lord, give us ears to hear.  

Simeon

By Bekah Shaffer Simeon. An elderly man forgotten by most. Forgotten by the people in his day and forgotten by those of us who stop reading the account of Jesus’ birth five verses before his part begins. Those …

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Shepherds

By Bekah Shaffer The Shepherd of our souls selected a group of shepherds to receive Jesus’ spectacular birth announcement.  The night was probably an ordinary one for them. They might have gathered about in the field, swapping …

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Joseph

By Bekah Shaffer Joseph was one of very few…perhaps even just two…who met Jesus before He was Jesus. Scripture is silent about the details of this birth. Was Joseph at Mary’s side as she gave birth? Was …

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Mary

By Bekah Shaffer When did Mary first encounter her Son, her Savior? Did she know the minute the Holy Spirit engulfed her and she conceived the Messiah? If she did, she may have felt a warm rush …

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A Heart-to-Heart Thanksgiving

By Brenda Jank With grief and gratitude pulling my heart in opposite directions, I will be “hitting pause” this Thanksgiving to go face-to-face with Jesus, as I ponder and pray through the last 12 months. I have …

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Plan B

By Brenda Jank $5000 matching gift update! By the grace of God, YOU have helped turn $4,235 into $8,470! We need to raise $765 by Wednesday.Will you consider a gift to help us reach $10,000?https://runhardrestwell.org/give/ Note: Today’s …

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Friend to Friend

By Brenda Jank 2024 has been a year of thrilling mountaintops high and valleys low. ImpactUnsolicited notes and awards!     “Keep up this important, holy work. It’s awesome!”     “BEST staff experience I have experienced in 30 …

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“Dacha” a Key to Personal Retreat

By Brenda Jank Dacha is one of my favorite words. It’s Russian and I was introduced to it in the town of Istra, Russia in January 2012 while speaking on the topics of rest and retreat at …

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