The first time I remember really feeling the pang of being a single person in ministry was my sophomore year of college. This was the year I transferred universities, and I was working for a church in my new college city. It was the end of my first semester, and I was at our staff Christmas party. Of the 10 or so people on staff within ministry focus, I was the only single person. Everyone else was between their early 20’s and mid-40’s, and I was the only unmarried one…

Have you ever made a choice you deeply regretted? Me, too. The decisions that I cringe at when I think back to them, they all have something in common. I made the choice out of fear, and not because God told me to. Here’s what I’ve learned from those experiences to seek God and his wisdom first.

The fall always brings about pruning. Plants die or go dormant to survive the winter. Oftentimes, people will cut back their plants until they are nearly to the point of dying in order that they may grow back stronger the following year. Nature can teach us some of the most beautiful lessons, and here Kinsley shares some lessons she’s learned from the autumns and winters of her life.

My grandma loves to sew, and when I was younger she, my mom and I made quilts. It was always special when I got to choose the fabric and design. Then, to my childlike mind, magic happened and a quilt was created. A blanket sewn with love, memories and warmth came out of the tattered threads and mismatched pieces of material. Gratitude can do the same in our lives. It’s a lifeline to God.

Boundaries may sound off-putting and even confusing. Most of us don’t know how to set them in place, especially when it comes to serving others well. Let’s take a look at what scripture says about what it means to have healthy, Biblical boundaries without building walls.

Patience. It’s something most of us probably feel we don’t have enough of, whether you’re stuck in traffic on the way to work or waiting for your kids to change their outfit for the fourth time.

In this post, Katelyn talks about her recent journey with cultivating patience and how it took her to unexpected places.

In offering spiritual direction, I provide space for the other person to meet with God, for us together to spend time exploring what the Holy Spirit is doing in and around them.

Even though each session is unique, there are a few commonalities. I am frequently asked two kinds of questions: questions about how to create and control our spiritual lives, and questions about how to live in connection with God.

“God warned the Israelites to remember and not forget, for themselves and for their children and the following generations. Because of neuroplasticity, we know that our brains can change — no matter how fixed they may seem. But, we must be diligent and intentional to remember and not forget.”

Check out this blog as Alicia shares why and how we should remember the words of God, “lest we forget.”

We’re often told to run from fear or to just not feel fear, but is it truly that simple? Perhaps we’ve interpreted those “do not fear” Bible verses all wrong, and just maybe fear isn’t opposed to faith.

Read along with us as Alicia dissects what God might actually be saying about fear and our faith.

We know the seasons will change every year around the same time. Winter then spring then summer and autumn. However, we don’t usually see life’s metaphorical seasons in the same way.

We feel stuck in an endless cycle of a certain season, and we normally feel stuck in the season we like least. With spring bringing new physical growth to the outside world, take a chance to notice the blooms in your own life.

I will never forget when my mom told me I never need to pray for patience, kindness or self-control because God already gave them to me. Instead I should pray that God would help me to use the patience he had already given me, the self-control that he already provided.

I think so often I pray for something because it’s easier to wait for God to do something than to take action personally and start doing.

Over the past three years as a small business owner, God has taught Denika so much, but no lesson rings more true than the fact that the success of her business is not up to her. The past three years have taught her to faithfully leave the results in God’s hands because it isn’t up to her - it’s up to him.

In a previous post, we explored the topic of self-care and found that it is less about getting a facial or a massage and more about finding balance and paying attention to what’s going on inside of you. Today I want to take it a step further and add that self-care is not an event, but a lifestyle. An attitude we have, concerning how we go about life and how we take care of this vessel God has entrusted us with.

Everyone gets overwhelmed at one time or another, and in this particular season it seems like many of us are dealing with feelings of anxiety and defeat more often than usual. While these feelings are completely understandable, and arguably an important part of growth and healing, we are not meant to rest in these feelings.

Ever overcomplicate this question, "How can I share Jesus with her?", sometimes to the point where you work yourself up so much that you end up not saying anything at all? OR you so badly want to share what God has done in you but you just don't know how to start the conversation?

Having a consistent morning routine is always something I’ve valued, but not always something I’ve practiced. How I spent my mornings was dictated much more by how I was feeling, than it was my prioritizing what I needed. I knew this was the opportunity for me to start being intentional about how I spent my mornings.

The pace of America and our generation seems normal, and even necessary until we take a moment to realize that Jesus was anything but hurried or distracted.

We weren’t created for perfection, we were created for connection. And when we choose to weather our struggles alone, we are robbing others and ourselves of the opportunity to experience that intended connection. To show love and receive love the way God calls us to.