Release. Reform. Renew

Release. Reform. Renew

I love watching home renovation shows. There’s something about taking that old, uninhabitable fixer upper and transforming it into the re-imagined livable space that intrigues me. Maybe it’s because the house has a story that’s worthy of redeeming. Maybe it’s in observing the process of going from worn-out to revitalized that keeps me coming back. […]

How Was Your Sabbatical?

How Was Your Sabbatical?

When people ask me, “How was your sabbatical?” I am reminded of arriving back in America after a term and people asking me, “So how was China?” How do you put into compact cohesive words something so deeply transformative? After searching for the right words, I’ve landed on one that feels closest to my experience. […]

Building a Daily Foundation of Renewal

Building a Daily Foundation of Renewal

For all of us, all around the world, this has been one unbelievable, unimaginable year. The daily tensions, headlines and continuous flow of words feeds the up and down roller coaster of this time in history. We all feel it. We all sense the building questions and pressing uncertainty of what else this year could […]

This Week’s Theme: Renewing

As we transition from processing and reflecting, we want to talk about the movement and action the Father has called you to and the work He is doing in you! Has God renewed a dream in you this year? Has He brought encouragement in hard times? Has He shifted something in you or given you […]

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