Katie Kafka, one of our teachers, shared this meaningful message with us at our Women's Christmas event on December 6th. We hope it sparks joy for you as it did for all of us in the room. Oftentimes, we celebrate Christmas with moments of merriment: with holly-jolly and oh-what-fun. I can hear the Charlie Brown …
God Restores What Was Lost
By Mary Wenzl I have been on a journey for several years now, one of “Restoration.” I believe most people have rough periods in their lives where things don’t go as they had hoped. My rough spots involved being married to an alcoholic husband, getting divorced, and then raising two children as a single parent. …
The Greatest of These is Love
Happily Ever After. No matter how skeptical you might be, there’s still something about those three words that draws us in. Why? Because at the end of the fairy tale when the narrator tells us the couple lives happily ever after, we know what the words really mean is they loved happily ever after. And …
Somewhere between Longer and a Cure
This past Tuesday, we had the privilege to hear from one of our Selah Sisters, Alison Rash, about her journey through the devastation of cancer. Currently, she is battling stage 4 breast cancer. Her prognosis from her current oncologist is "longer [than the previously diagnosed 2-3 years] with a very small potential to be cured." …
How to THRIVE When We Feel Shriveled Up and Dry
SUMMER! The season for fun in the sun, rest and relaxation, joy and refreshment. The season when kids are home. All day long. Family vacations. Extra time with extended family. Lots of togetherness. Not a lot of routine. I want summer to last forever. On the other hand, I'm kind of worn out from all …
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Precious Promises
Personal Worship Lesson 10 By Claudine Lehman We all like to receive promises, especially if they come from someone we trust. Promises can give hope in the midst of despair. Promises are the light at the end of a tunnel. Promises bring optimism to even the most pessimistic situation. Promises sustain us. As children of …
Wanted: the Weak, the Inadequate, the Willing
When was the last time you did something that terrified you? I’m not talking Halloween spook house terrifying or the latest zombie movie terrifying. I’m talking stepping out in faith and doing that thing you said you could never do. Last week? Last month? Never? Then maybe it’s time you did. In less than two …
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Beyond the Horizon: Living for Eternity
I love how God uses our unique talents and gifts to teach us something about Him. Today I’m pleased to welcome Doni Stoner, one of our Equip Her ladies, as our guest blogger. An award-winning artist and poet, Doni shares the insight she gained from a recent painting she created. I am an artist, but …
The Author of our Story
I love hearing how our Equip Her classes have had an impact on the women who attend them. At our end-of-the-year Cele-Brunch several of you shared with us what you had learned this semester. Here's what Kayla Sperling had to say. In the Ruth class, besides studying the story of Ruth and Naomi, we also …
Do it Again!
We’ve come to the end of harvest here in the heartland—one that followed an especially difficult growing season where the temperatures were the hottest on record and the rain never fell. Shereen (the farmer's wife) told us last week about how she and her husband stood in one of their soybean fields and wondered if …
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