I don’t think it’s an accident that the two women who chose the same promise for our summer series fell on back-to-back weeks. Today we get the chance to hear last week’s promise as it plays out in Libby’s story. I know you will be blessed. By Libby Farmen “For I know the plans I …
He Has Plans
By Jessi Huenink I have plans. So many plans. Some big, some small. I’ve always been a planner with long to-do lists and a plethora of goals. When I found out I was pregnant in March of 2017, we began to make new plans for the rest of our year. We joked about how tight …
A Mustard Seed of Faith
By Mary Wenzl I have a vision, a reoccurring memory, of a time when I was in 5th or 6th grade. I am standing on the concrete steps that led to the lower playground at Randolph Elementary School, looking down at the pendent on my necklace. It is round, about the size of a marble, …
The Struggle with Forgiveness
By Marlys Burgett Ever struggle with forgiveness? Someone bullied your child, a friend was wronged and called you in tears for help, your spouse got fired without just cause-- a million situations can cause us to get angry and hold a grudge against another. This world is unjust, and we long for things to be …
Upheld by His Right Hand
By Ashley Synowicki Taking time to consider all of the amazing promises our Lord and Father has made to us is an eye-opening practice. His promises stand out in one area in particular in this season of my life. Lately I have walked through some health-related concerns. While I am definitely through the hardest part …
Fully Known
By Katie Kafka A promise from God I go back to time and again is found in Psalm 139 where David expresses a heart of gratitude toward God: For you formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother’s womb.I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;Wonderful are Your …
Running the Race
By Libby Farmen Hebrews 12:1 is one of my favorite verses. So much truth is packed into it as the author seeks to simultaneously inspire us and ground us in our Christian faith. Today, I’m going to share the four promises that come from this verse and how I claim them as truth in my …
Freedom from Anxiety
By Mary Wenzl My life as a child was fairly normal. I lived with both of my parents, two sisters and a brother. We were a middle class family. My parents were active in a Presbyterian church and made sure that we all attended regularly. My problems as a kid were of the “normal” variety. …
God Is Who He Says He Is
By Cheryl Hansen Daily, as I continually take my struggles to Him, this question has been coming up for me, “If He is who He says He is . . . and if I say I believe in Him, then . . .” But more importantly, how easily do I embrace this truth? I’ve been …
I Am the Way
By Kristen Fox It was the Last Supper His disciples would have here on earth with Him. These were His final moments before His arrest, trial, and crucifixion. Although He was omniscient and fully aware of what lay before Him, He took these remaining minutes to continue investing in His disciples. Scripture tells us He knew He was …
