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Bearing the Burden
Jesus isn’t saying He will add to your load—He offers His yoke as a way to carry responsibilities differently.
Marla Waldron
Mar 206 min read
No Do-Overs: Live Life
We become spectacular new creations of hope through our brokenness—a stain-glass of imperfection, reflecting hope in Jesus Christ.
Karisa Moore
Jan 106 min read
Growing Forward
When we allow ourselves to remain open despite past hurts or losses, we create space for new connections.
Karisa Moore
Oct 19, 20244 min read
Finding Hope and Faith in Life's Hardest Moments
Just when I was about to give up all hope, I could hear God whispering to me that I was His child and that I was never alone.
Marla Waldron
Aug 25, 20245 min read
The Temptation of "If"
The constant "What ifs" made it all about me and left very little room for God.
Karisa Moore
May 10, 20247 min read
Spiritual Bravery
I’m a risk-taker, always have been. I’m not afraid of heights, of travel, of new cultures and people, or dicey places more times than...
Barb Lownsbury
Aug 27, 20204 min read
2020: The Year of New Beginnings
By JENNY SEYLAR At midnight, 2019 passed uneventfully into 2020, a new decade, and it presented a blank canvas on which to paint my...
Barb Lownsbury
Feb 23, 20204 min read
Here and Not Yet
I’ve been doing some corrective realignment with my back at the Chiropractor for the past year. In the midst of healing from damage...
Barb Lownsbury
Aug 6, 20193 min read
A Safe Place to Land
By MARY GEISEN Three years ago, I finished a conversation with my son and daughter-in-law with these words, “Come home!” Struggling with...
Barb Lownsbury
Jul 13, 20193 min read
Out of Place
By SARAH DAVIS I walked everywhere I went during my incarceration experience. Even after rolling off my top bunk and fracturing my ankle...
Barb Lownsbury
May 17, 20193 min read
Patience?!
Bwaahaahaa! It must’ve been like I’d issued a challenge out to the universe that said, “Please. Come and give me every occasion to test...
Barb Lownsbury
May 15, 20195 min read
Do You Want to Get Well?
By KRISTAN DOOLEY Jesus saw the man there, sitting in brokenness. Looking deeply into his eyes, He asked him, “Do you want to get well?”...
Barb Lownsbury
May 7, 20193 min read
A Place at the Table
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Barb Lownsbury
Apr 18, 20194 min read
The Blooming Life
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Barb Lownsbury
Apr 8, 20194 min read
The Ghosts of Demons Past
This is a blog I wrote a few years back which I am sharing today by request. I used to love horror movies as a kid. We had an old show...
Barb Lownsbury
Mar 28, 20194 min read
Breaking the Rules
I’ve never much liked rules. When I was a kid, rules seemed like an invitation to rebel. “Do Not Enter” was really a secret call...
Barb Lownsbury
Mar 15, 20194 min read
Embracing Risk
If you’ve spent any time around me at all, you’ve heard me talk about Wise Advisors, those wonderful people who speak life and growth...
Barb Lownsbury
Mar 8, 20195 min read
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