Author: Andrea Howey

Jesus the Servant

This passage of Scripture might be a familiar passage, recording when Jesus washed the disciples’ feet. But maybe it’s new to you. Either way, there’s something about reading the Word of God with fresh eyes to see what God is saying through the Word. Just before this event, Jesus gave

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God Can Do a Lot with a Little

The story of Jesus feeding the five thousand is a familiar and well-known miracle of Jesus. It’s also the only miracle of Jesus that is recorded in all four of the Gospels. In this passage, there’s a lot we can learn about the nature and heart of Jesus. While there

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I Am Intentionally Made

Have you ever felt like someone got an impression of you that might have been accurate on some level, but didn’t really capture the depth of who you really are? Maybe someone sees you as being really athletic, or artistic, or smart. Sometimes, it’s nice to be recognized for something

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The Heart Behind It

Have you ever known a person who is really, really good at giving meaningful and intentional gifts to others? They are the ones who months ago heard you mention that you really loved a certain brand of coffee, or that you had seen a beautiful emerald green scarf at a

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To Serve

“What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus demonstrated in everything He did, every action He made, every person He encountered, every conversation He had, that He had us in mind. While He could have demanded that others bend down to serve Him and meet His every need,

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Shame Off You

David’s early life was marked with such anointing and strength. The stories we read of David in the Bible are legendary–killing a bear and lion with his bare hands, defeating Goliath with only a stone and a sling, being anointed king of Israel when he was a young shepherd boy–

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The Promise Fulfilled

In the Old Testament, there was a season of time where a long awaited promise – a promise of a Savior, a promise of a salvation yet to come – seemed dormant and forgotten. There was a hush, a quiet from heaven for 400 years. For 400 years, there was

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Spiritual Maturity

“Therefore we must progress beyond the elementary instructions about Christ and move on to maturity, not laying this foundation again: repentance from dead works and faith in God” – Hebrews 6:1 There are some things that are super cute to watch. A toddler trying to eat spaghetti for the first

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Overnight

My dad said something to me years ago that has been a great reminder in my life. He said, “Things can change overnight. Don’t lose heart, lots of life to come.” I knew he didn’t offer it as an empty platitude or cliché statement, simple as it is. I knew

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You Are Not Enough

“You are not enough.” That lie has taken on many variations, nuances, and forms throughout time, but it’s the same lie that has been whispered to us by the enemy from the beginning of creation. It’s a lie meant to keep us from stepping forward in faith in the things

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