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 | Feb 7, 2018 | Accountability, Blog, Christian Living, Community, Daily Life, Encouragement, Faith, Obedience, Perseverance
Do you live for the winter? Do icy roads, gray skies and snowy days fill your dreams? I absolutely love the stillness that comes after a snowstorm. The beauty of fresh snow outside clinging to the tree branches is something out of a poem. But to be completely...
by Aaron Syvertsen | Sep 12, 2017 | Blog, Perseverance
Let’s be honest. In today’s cultural climate, it can be hard to persevere as a Christian. I don’t mean it’s hard to claim to be a Christian, but it’s hard to faithfully live out our life with confidence and grow as a healthy, thriving Christian over the long haul. ...
by Andy Steen | Jun 27, 2017 | Blog, Perseverance
This week’s post comes to you from the Central Valley of California, where I have been traveling this week. Now I have seen farms before, but the amount of planted acreage in this place is amazing. Peaches, apricots, grapes, pistachios, almonds and more for...