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Thoughts By Julie Cosgrove

September 11, 2023

Looking for a Bumper Crop?

Thought: Does your spiritual growth feel slow or stymied lately? Ask God how you can bear more fruit for Him.

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August 30, 2023

Rocky Place

If you are in the shifting sands of life right now, seek out Jesus. He will be your rock, your stronghold, your refuge.

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June 6, 2023

Piece versus Peace

Two words that are so different. The first one, pIEce - where the IE stands for I Enjoy. The other is pEAce - where the EA stands for Eternal Access.

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May 16, 2023

Squeezing God In

Be creative about how you squeeze God into your day. Talk with him as you wait in bumper-to-bumper traffic, or in that fast food line.

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May 2, 2023

So Much More

The truth of the gospel is this: there is more to life than what we are facing, suffering or rejoicing in right now.

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February 16, 2023

Not That Simple

How about you? Will you give up the simple ways to embrace the deeper, richer foolishness of God?

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January 24, 2023

Dangling Threads

You want to pull it, but you know you shouldn't. That dangling thread on the seam of your clothes is bugging you. Does that describe your life?

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December 23, 2022

Shining Faces

“May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us.” Psalm 67:1 I remember one of my mother’s favorite sayings: “How I love to see your shining face.” When faces shine they are elated, full of joy, love and anticipation. “Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow” are the words in a familiar carol that describes children waiting for Christmas.

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December 16, 2022

Christmas Is For Children

‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.’” Luke 18:16-17

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November 4, 2022

Do I Have To?

I didn’t want to forgive them. They’d emotionally abused me for a long time, and it felt like a bone bruise

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