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Want to Love Your Neighbor Better? Do This. By Adelaide Mitchell

Jan 27, 2022

No doubt you have heard of the prolific writer, Anne Lamott. And perhaps you don’t fully agree with 100% of her theological stances– I know I don’t. But it cannot be denied that she was blessed with the gift of the pen. Since reading various works of her canon, there remains one beautiful nugget of wisdom that I return to time and again: “If you want to have loving feelings today, do loving things.” Though this particular quote is attributed to Lamott independent from her books, she revisits this mantra in much of her published writing: “If you want to feel loving, I coached myself, do something loving” (Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith).

I’m Unfinished, and That’s OK by Twyla Franz

Dec 30, 2021

I look through a Pikachu birthday banner, beyond the Christmas tree adorned with a smorgasbord of kid-crafted and delicate ornaments, and see the built-in entertainment center spanning from wall to wall of our living room. It’s still unfinished. There’s shiplap barn doors to build, wreaths to buy, and chalk-paint to cover the full lower half.

Presuming on the Riches of God’s Kindness by Tasha Calvert

Dec 23, 2021

A few weeks ago, while on vacation with my family, my husband and I were trying to explain the colloquial moniker, “hell, fire and brimstone preacher”—a common type of preacher during my childhood. (You can probably guess I’m in the 40+ age bracket) The explanation prompted a discussion with my kids about the gospel and the way in which it is shared.

Living Love Offerings by Cassie Cooper

Dec 16, 2021

As I sit in my chair with my morning coffee and ask the Lord what to write about, I start to feel a little overwhelmed. “Lord,” I pray, “I just feel weary and spent. I don’t know what to write about; I don’t know what I have to give right now.” I wait. I start to wonder if I should come back later when I’ve had a little more sleep and maybe something more to offer. But as I’m about to set my computer aside, I feel the Lord nudge me. His still, small voice speaks to my heart: “No, write now. Write out of that place of weariness and emptiness because it’s not about you, it’s about Me. If you wait until you feel you have something to give, you will be so focused on giving your words. If you write when you have nothing to give, My words can better shine through.”

Give What You Got, Even if it’s Not A Lot! By Tabitha Deller

Dec 9, 2021

So many of us are plagued by the “I’m nots” and paralyzed by the “I can’ts,” and as long as we maintain a perspective focused only on our natural ability, we limit the potential we have based on God’s supernatural ability. The truth is, we are not enough. We never will be. We will never be smart enough, skinny enough, young enough, old enough, mature enough, relatable enough,… you get the picture… this lists of “not enoughs” is more than enough to keep us focused on our own stuff.

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