February 17, 2025
A Most Important Work
How do you define spiritual success? Feeding the poor? Defending the weak? Sacrificing your own needs for others?
Read more..Thoughts By Caran Jantzen
January 28, 2025
Is It Worth It?
With God’s love, we don't ask, "Is it worth it?" but rather proclaim, "He is worth it!"
Read more..January 13, 2025
Have You Chosen a Word for the Coming Year?
More and more people seem to be exchanging the idea of a New Year’s resolution for a word that sums up a plan or goal for the year to come. Words like Enough, Abundance, Whole, and even Nope
Read more..September 13, 2024
Making Sense of God’s Wisdom
What doesn’t make sense to the world around us makes perfect sense to God; and what strikes the world as incredibly wise doesn’t even compare to the foolishness of God.
Read more..November 8, 2023
The Anxiety That Consumes
I clung to this promise: “the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” In moments of panic or despair, I surrendered my feelings to God and pleaded for His peace. And in His great mercy, in the moments I felt I couldn’t go on, God filled my heart with overwhelming peace. He also led me to the right doctor, counselor, and friends who helped me get the support I needed.
Read more..September 1, 2023
Into the Heavens
It is not always easy to see the love God has for us. We often hide ourselves from His love behind a cloud of guilt or in a fog of doubt.
Read more..February 18, 2023
Unashamed to Live for God
“David, wearing a linen ephod, danced before the Lord with all his might, while he and the entire house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouts and the sound of trumpets.” 2 Samuel 7:14
Read more..July 13, 2022
God Comes Close
I am amazed by the fact that, because of Jesus, I can come close to God. And I am so thankful that God will come close to me, a sinner saved by Christ’s righteousness alone.
Read more..April 23, 2022
Why Do You Doubt?
“Why did you doubt?” Matthew 14:31 Several years ago, my husband became critically ill. Initially,
Read more..September 30, 2021
Building Relationships with Love
As the body of Christ lovingly nurtures relationships with people in the church and the community around them, it bears witness to Christ’s love in action.
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