By Katie Kafka I am a mountain girl. The landscape captivates me every time. Crisp air, zealous sun, majestic summits, native meadows, delicate flowers, towering trees, meandering trails, rushing waterways to steady reservoirs; God meets me there as I encounter the wonder of my Heavenly Father in the context of His handiwork. Just being there …
Thriving in the Midst of Loss
By Megan Blazek I am currently existing in the middle of a season of mourning. It isn’t a season anyone cares to enter. For my family, it began in April of 2016 when we lost my brother, 21 years my senior, to cancer. My father followed in August of 2016. Immediately following Dad’s death, my …
God Is Freedom
Where are you today? Are you THRIVING or are you STRIVING? For the past few weeks, we’ve used an artificial tree to describe striving. It looks so perfectly put together, but it’s not REAL and it has no LIFE. Today I want us to notice together that the striving tree also is not FREE. It sits …
God is Life
The past few weeks we've been discussing the difference between thriving and striving. Are you thriving--allowing God to grow you? Or are you striving--trying in vain to grow yourself? This week we want to focus on God as life. Life is kind of important for thriving, isn’t it? Jesus explained this in John 15:5-8. The Message …
God is For Real
The best selling paperback, Heaven is for Real, has captivated us with a story of a boy who told his father what he experienced in heaven for a few short minutes. Something about that simple, innocent account rings true from the inside out for some of us. It confirms what we know to be true …
