soul-care

A Pressing Question

By Brenda Jank 39 days into 2023, the question before us is simple. What are you doing to feed your soul? What is one thing you did last week to refill your bucket? Celebrate. What is one …

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Praying for Those Who Are Winded

Originally published in June 2016, Brenda’s words have meaning for us this day! The eyes of those around us speak volumes. Do you know and love someone who is weary? Have you seen their eyes? Do you …

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R.I.P.

This last week I had the opportunity to “be there” for a number of hurting people. The cares of this world are often crushing. Few are immune. The following post, a repeat from July 2014, spoke to …

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Peace & Quiet

Originally published in May 2020, Brenda’s words have meaning for us this day! Peace and quiet. They go together more then we’d like to admit. The profound absence of quiet in our lives is robbing us of …

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Questions

March Madness is before us. Much of the madness in our lives is of our own making. It comes from the insidious pull of opportunity. Opportunity knocks and we open the door a few too many times. Stretched thin, …

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Escape Hatch

Escape hatches. We need them. We need an escape route for the times in life when demands bombard us at a rate that pummels our soul. Escape hatches come in all shapes and sizes. An overdose of …

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Undistracted Prayer

Convicted. Again. I am a prayer-less wonder. I have learned of yet another Kingdom worker who spends hours (HOURS) on his knees before entering his day. And it shows – in his heart, his hope, his vision, …

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Commissioned

You have been commissioned to participate in the Great Commission. So have I. It’s the commission (“…go and make disciples of all nations…” Matthew 28:19) we are all aware of it, but few take it seriously. Our …

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