Safe Place
By Brenda Jank Mary did what she needed to do.She packed her bags, made an exit strategy, and left.What do you NEED to do this Christmas?Luke tells us that Mary took to the hills. She went where …
Salvation and Sanctification
Salvation: God brings Heaven to our souls through the free gift of love and grace won for us by Jesus’ death on the cross. This divine salvation, offered to us without any merit on our part, allows …
Soul Shaping Gifts
COVID has brought loss and tragedy, but through some of our forced stops, new treasures have emerged. Ayanna Jackson is a High School Senior. During her Sophomore year, when Covid shut down schools, she asked her mom …
COVID Fatigue: The Sprint is Now a Marathon
As we begin to approach 2022, the impact of our global pandemic is far from over. We are all too familiar with: Shutdown. Fear. Illness. Isolation. Unemployment. Work-from-home. School-free-fall. Newsfeeds. Death. Supply Chain Melt Down. Overtime. Overload. …
Are You Battle Ready?
Questions of any kind, but especially good questions, are an underused tool for growth. A good question, the kind that makes us think, squirm, and hit pause, places us squarely before the face of God. Are you …
2020 An Easter to Remember
The Easter morning story from 2,000 years ago finds some of Jesus’ closest friends in a cemetery, while others were behind locked doors, sheltering in. Each one was unglued. Unsettled. Distraught. Some were hiding. Some moved on …
Soul Repair Begins in the Hands of God
Soul repair begins in the hands of God. Two characters from the Mandarin language reminded me of this truth, thanks to a devotion book I am enjoying with two of my sons right now, Noah and Joshua. …