by Mary Capalbo | Feb 5, 2020 | Blog, Contentment, Daily Life, Encouragement, Faith and Fear, Perseverance, Prayer, Sovereignty of God, Surrender
I was recently having a conversation with a close friend and she said something that has kept echoing in the back of my mind ever since. We were discussing frustrations in life and she said, “Our culture is so focused on being comfortable, that the moment...
by Mary Capalbo | Nov 20, 2019 | Blog, Christian Living, Contentment, Encouragement, Faith, Gratitude, Holiday, Obedience, Remembrance, Sovereignty of God, Surrender, Trust
Leading up to our wedding day, one thing people kept telling us was that it would go by in a blur. With all the planning and anticipation that we put into that day, I wanted to savor every minute. I can still recall some moments so clearly because I remember forcing...
by Aaron Syvertsen | Oct 16, 2019 | Blog, Children, Contentment, Rest
This may sound surprising to you, but even pastors find themselves in situations where they’re at a loss for words. In fact, I find myself in these kinds of situations more than most people realize, but that will be for an entirely different blog someday. I want to...
by Aaron Syvertsen | Feb 20, 2019 | Anxiety, Blog, Christian Living, Contentment, Daily Life, Discipleship
This weekend marks the beginning of “The Open” in the Crossfit world, an annual competition where gyms across every continent do the same five workouts over five weeks and athletes log their scores online to see where they stack up amongst hundreds of thousands of...
by Aaron Syvertsen | Oct 24, 2018 | Blog, Contentment, Discipleship, Gospel
This past Monday night, I had the opportunity to speak to a group of college athletes within the Athlete Intervaristy group of my alma mater, TCNJ, on the topic “How to Find and Praise God in Defeat”. My guess is if they all knew the topic I was assigned ahead of...
by Andy Steen | Sep 5, 2018 | Blog, Contentment
Perhaps no phrase better captures the contemporary mindset than the saying, “follow your heart.” We can imagine nearly any Disney hero or heroine proclaiming this mantra, and ourselves nodding in agreement. But where will following one’s heart really lead? The...
