The Grove Prompt: Overcome
Doing a quick search for verses on "overcoming," most refer to God being the overcomer. Too often though, we think we have to or will be overcomers. To a sense...
We are women bonded by the shared journey of uprooting our lives and re-rooting in foreign soil. We are learning to live like the Velvet Ash tree which thrives in unlikely places. We dream of women linking virtual arms around the world to find courage for their cross-cultural lives.
Doing a quick search for verses on "overcoming," most refer to God being the overcomer. Too often though, we think we have to or will be overcomers. To a sense...
If ever a lifestyle provoked questions, it’s ours. Questions from those we live among, family, supporters. Our own layers of questions. This week we’ll look how questions...
It's the inborn desire in us to have and to make for ourselves a place that is our own. But what does that look like when we live the...
I (Amy) met Jenny two summers ago when she was an intern. My role was to meet with the interns one to two hours a week. During that time we...
Oh my, this week is going to stir up some angst in a good many of us. We get lost in the maze of pleasing our supporters, teammates, organization, and...
It's summer! (or winter!) Either season is good for reading. Whether you are sweating under the sun or AC or cozying up with a cup of something warm, this week...
Today we’re interviewing some of Velvet Ashes’ favorite musicians! Caleb and Erin Paxton are the husband and wife behind Eine Blume, the band that created our Velvet Ashes Retreat music...
I have to say, traveling by myself (Amy) was one of the places I felt my singleness most profoundly. Schlepping all of my stuff by myself was a pain! Going...
This week, Kimberly Todd came across this passage and shared it. Is this not beautifully fitting for the Velvet Ashes Retreat weekend, for us, the daughters of the new Israel?...
He washed their feet. He wept the anguished tears. He drank the cup. He took the blows. Suspended on the cross, He died in our stead. He shed the grave...
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