Away in a Manger

Away in a Manger Away in a manger, no crib for his bed,The little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet head.The stars in the bright sky looked down where he lay,The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay. The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes,But little Lord Jesus no crying he makes.I love thee, Lord …

Refined by Family

This week, we’re looking at how God provided for Elijah after his solitude and before his showdown. God put Elijah in a home and with a family. To understand what makes this scene in Elijah’s story so important, let’s get back to the beginning with the very first family. The Bible tells us that in …

Steady On

In these times we're experiencing, I'm grateful for the extra words of understanding we get in the Amplified version of 1 Corinthians 13:7: "LOVE . . . hopes all things [remaining steadfast during difficult times]." A love like that goes far beyond the way we often consider our hope. How often do we hope for …

Kernels

In John 12, Jesus creates a word picture to display the work of death to sin in the life of a believer. A solitary, dry kernel lies dormant until it's planted into the soil where it can germinate and grow. It will need warmth, nourishment and water to begin to take root and sprout. Soon, …

Pause with Maranda

Our own Maranda Hoefs has led us in a practice of breathing and prayer during our Tuesday Morning opening times this year. Since we can't gather in person, she's made this for us to share online. I plan to follow along with her many times in the coming weeks. Hope you enjoy it too! https://youtu.be/Klg4dyHXOq8

Summoned

. I've been in a jury pool for District Court for the past 3 years straight. Every few months, I've gotten a summons to report for jury duty, but have either not been chosen or the case was settled out of court. Then on January 27th, I was called to appear for a murder trial. …

Focus 2020

The question we’ve been asking as we plan for this year is, “how do we equip women to live wide awake to the gospel in 2020?” First, lets be clear about what I mean when I use the word gospel. Simply stated, it's "good news," but I'm talking about a particular, amazingly good bit of …

Awaken to His Coming

This is a great time of year to talk about AWAKENING! We’re celebrating the greatest wake-up call in the history of everything. Here's how it's described in Matthew 4 as quoted from Isaiah's prophesy: “The people who were sitting (living) in [spiritual] darkness have seen a great Light,And for those who were sitting (living) in the land and shadow of [spiritual and …