Go and Tell
“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” – Matthew 28:19–20 As a...
Go and Tell
“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” – Matthew 28:19–20 As a...
Show Compassion
Have you ever seen anyone in a lot of pain? It is worse if it is someone you know and love. It can be difficult to know what to do. Love should motivate us to want to do something for that person. Men often find it really difficult watching their wives in so much pain...
Love Your Neighbor
There we were, ready for a great dinner out with our friends. Then our waitress showed up. I don’t know if she was having a bad day or what, but she was not happy to be there. It started off with some shortness towards us, then some frustrated sighing, and eventually...
The Gift of Gathering
Recently this saying came to mind, “You don’t appreciate what you have until it’s gone,” and it got me thinking about things in life that, sometimes, we take for granted. It’s hard to believe we are three years on from the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic that...
A Sacred Lineage
There are moments in my life when I feel lonely, anxious, and sad. Some seasons, I feel these emotions more than others. I think the whole world has felt these emotions in a heightened way due to the crises our world has gone through, and is still going through. There...
Announcing Our Next Study!
Have you ever felt stuck in a season of suffering? Have you ever felt helpless while your heart was breaking or your world was crumbling around you? It is in those seasons of suffering, waiting, and pain that we need true, lasting, enduring hope. There is a...
From Isolation to Community
Over the past three years, my husband and I have walked through what has become the most difficult season or years of our lives. Three years ago, my husband and I began trying to grow our family. What began as a fun and exciting and highly anticipated season of joy...
Bear With One Another
“Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with a heart of mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if someone happens to have a complaint against anyone else. Just as the...
Journey Toward Humility
“Instead of being motivated by selfish ambition or vanity, each of you should, in humility, be moved to treat one another as more important than yourself. Each of you should be concerned not only about your own interests, but about the interests of others as well. You...
Community in Families
There is a saying that “No person is an island.” As human beings we don’t cope well when isolated from others. We need to be part of a community in order to thrive. Our lives are interconnected with those around us. While it is occasionally wise to take some time to...
I Will Take Hold of You
I stood before the vast ocean with wide eyes full of fear as the waves mercilessly crashed into the shore. The wall of water stood taller than my 10-year old tiny self, and I didn’t want to go in, because I was certain I’d end up dragged away into the deep darkness...
The Vine
I'll never forget the words that the Lord spoke over me when life as I knew it walked out on me and my children. As tears streamed down my face, I watched his car drive away from our home. I kept questioning if I would be enough for him to stay and choose us. Almost...
Together in Unity
I am the fifth child in a big family, and I have always wanted to share thoughts, experiences, laughter, and life with others. In my family, we took care of our brothers and sisters. It was important to maintain a connection with each other as we built a community of...
Created for Community
“God created humankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them, male and female he created them.” - Genesis 1:27 As God was creating this earth, He called each of His creations good, and when He came to the creation of humans, He deemed them very good....
Introduction
Let me first say, I know this is hard. “Living in community” sounds like it should be so easy, and some people do make it look effortless. But let me be upfront before we begin this four-week journey into cultivating community in our lives. This is not easy. Yes, we...
Not Made to Be Alone Translations
The Not Made to Be Alone study journal is currently available in 23 languages, with more in process! Not Made to Be Alone for Kids is available for download in 12 languages! Help us spread our translations around the world by sending this information to...
Materials Now Available!
We are one week away from our next study, Not Made to Be Alone! We begin Not Made to Be Alone on Monday, May 1, and we couldn’t be more excited to dig into God’s Word with you! We are excited to come together this spring and discover what it means to create and...
We Are Witnesses
A number of years ago, we had the privilege of living and serving God in Jerusalem for a few months. What a faith-enriching experience it was to walk where Jesus walked and to see what we read in the Gospel accounts of Jesus come to life as we spent time in...
Strength and Brokenness
“Simon, Simon, pay attention! Satan has demanded to have you all, to sift you like wheat, but I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. When you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.” – Luke 22:31–32 A few years ago, my daughter...
Blessed is the King
“Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” –Luke 19:38 Blessed is the God of all the earth, our Savior, King, and Redeemer. The One who is and is to come. The everlasting King of glory. The Lion and the...
He Remembers Your Name
Are you bad at remembering names? My mom is. She totally blanks on people’s names. I do something much more embarrassing: I think I know people’s names, but instead I call them the wrong name. Remembering a name means a great deal to someone. A name is...
Only One Went Back
Imagine for a minute what it would have been like to have leprosy. You were an outcast of society. You had to live away from anyone who didn’t have the disease, so either alone or in a colony with others who had leprosy. You had to yell out “unclean” if people...
The Cost
“Whoever does not carry his own cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.” – Luke 14:27 I remember a time from my childhood when I really, really wanted a specific toy. I asked my mom for it and she told me I could get the toy if I used my own money. I...
God is Our Source
In Luke 12:29–32 Jesus told His disciples, “do not be overly concerned about what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not worry about such things. For all the nations of the world pursue these things, and your Father knows that you need them. Instead,...
Generosity and Worship
I recently began working for a non-profit, whose mission is to raise up the next generation of gospel patrons. I had no idea what a "gospel patron" was, and these past few months have been such a blessing as the Lord has connected me with a beautiful job...
