by Mary Capalbo | Feb 6, 2019 | Blog, Community, Daily Life, Encouragement, Perseverance
What’s your earliest memory? Do you remember blowing out birthday candles when you turned 4? What about the fear or excitment you felt when you were learning to swim or ride a bike? Do you have a hazy recollection of a vacation or receiving a special gift at...
by Mary Capalbo | Aug 29, 2018 | Daily Life, Encouragement, Faith, Obedience, Sovereignty of God, Surrender
Is there a certain book of the Bible that you have found yourself turning back to through different seasons of life? It doesn’t seem to matter how many times you’ve read through it, you just long for it? Proverbs is that book for me. So it was no surprise...
by Aaron Syvertsen | Aug 22, 2018 | Blog, Christian Living, Discipleship, Encouragement, Holiness, Obedience, Perseverance
There’s no shortage of cleverly worded phrases that are spoken often amongst the people of God that are meant to encourage, exhort, and equip. This isn’t a problem in and of itself, of course, but it starts to become dangerous when phrases that are not in the...
by Mary Capalbo | May 9, 2018 | Blog, Community, Daily Life, Encouragement, Faith, Obedience, Perseverance, Prayer, Sovereignty of God, Surrender, Trust
Have you ever watched a pinwheel? At just the slightest breeze it begins spinning, and when a stronger gust hits, you can no longer see the individual parts, it is now a beautiful ever-changing kaleidoscope. To be honest, I’m a little jealous of pinwheels. With...
by Mary Capalbo | Apr 18, 2018 | Blog, Christian Living, Contentment, Encouragement, Faith and Fear, Gospel, Heaven, Obedience, Sovereignty of God, Surrender
What do you think of when you hear someone say, “the grass is always greener on the other side”? I know for myself those words bring to mind a picture of someone struggling on tippy toes to peek over a fence into the neighboring yard. That someone may have a beautiful...
by Andy Steen | Mar 14, 2018 | Blog, Discipleship, Encouragement
Watching my daughter in ballet class is always a delight. Her teacher often instructs by demonstrating each move in its proper form. The young girls then follow her across the dance floor, imitating as best they can. Their progress is dependent on how closely they...
