An Open Invitation to Rest {Book Club}
It is fitting to focus on Sabbath this week in our Sacred Rhythms reading as we prepare for our Velvet Ashes retreat on the theme of Shalom. It is...
Discerning the Next Right Thing {Book Club}
I wear reading glasses these days, especially when the light is low or I’m particularly tired. Without them the words tend to blur on the page, but when I...
A Recovering Perfectionist and Self-Examination {Book Club}
My perfectionist tendencies build up a wall around my heart and it’s hard to be honest and vulnerable. For so many years I wanted people to see only the...
Life In the Body {Book Club}
Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument...
We Don’t Know How to Pray {Book Club}
One evening, I asked my discipleship training class to look back over the previous 4 weeks of their lives and share how discipleship was affecting them. There were descriptions...
Falling In Love With Scripture Again {Book Club}
One January in junior high, my younger brother decided his New Year’s resolution was to read the entire Bible through that year. Not to be outdone and purely for...
Creating a Space for Stillness {Book Club}
I’m a Nebraska farm girl so I know the importance of rain. Soil with the right amount of moisture creates the perfect environment for seeds to sprout and grow...
Let’s Nourish Our Souls {Book Club}
Connection Group registration is coming on Tuesday, March 5th at 6:00 pm EST! If you've never heard of Connection Groups, make sure you check out our 10 FAQs about...
It Starts with Longing {Book Club}
“What do you want me to do for you?” This question haunts me, stirs me. Jesus, all-knowing God in the flesh, posed this question to...
The Gift of Our Faults {Book Club}
One hot afternoon, we ducked out of the blazing sun into a bookshop in Mombasa. My husband, holding the baby, went over his book wish list with the shopkeeper...
